Tag: court case
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San Quentin Part 2: Conditions of Death Row
The Death Penalty in America “The question we need to ask about the death penalty in America is not whether someone deserves to die for a crime. The question is whether we deserve to kill.“ – Bryan Stevenson, founder of Equal Justice Initiative The United States is the only Western industrialized nation that practices capital…
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And Justice for All
*images may need desktop viewing for clarity* “After a recess, in another hearing held in the court’s chambers which was held outside of the presence of Petitioner, the court and the parties discussed courtroom security. Trial counsel was concerned that there had been no screening of the members of the public which were coming to…
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A Web of Informants: Part 6. Felipe Solano
23/10/2024: This post now has new, updated information. One can easily say Richard Ramirez did not commit the crimes based on the complete lack of evidence in some cases or the serological test results in others. But how do we explain how the victims’ stolen property ended up in the home of ‘fence’ Felipe Solano?…
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Ballistics Bollocks?
“In one response to a basic question about what the defendant does during the trial, Mr. Ramirez’s irrationality leaks through: “Sit and watch the whole facade – the stupidness of it. You have lay persons giving legal jargon that they don’t go to school for even and pretend to do scientific stuff.” When I asked to whom he…
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A Web of Informants: Part 3. Sandra Hotchkiss
Sandra Hotchkiss was a burglar, drug addict and prostitute who committed burglary with Richard Ramirez in 1985. Significantly, Hotchkiss was yet another burglar who traded with Felipe Solano, in her words, 15 to 20 times. Like Ramirez, Hotchkiss suffered from epilepsy. She spotted him unsuccessfully trying to sell jewellery at a pool hall and exploited…
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Sensation-Seeking Parasites!
“The media, the television, authors, newspapers; they tragically fail in their most important duty to report the truth in an unbiased and truthful manner. It’s easier to convict a man with words than with evidence“. Richard Ramirez – from an interview with Mike Watkiss The media frenzy surrounding the capture of Richard had guaranteed a…
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Moonlighting for CSI – The Uncharged Incident
*images may need to be viewed on a desktop due to size* “It should be noted at the outset that no suspect Avia shoes were obtained in this case and no scientific correlation between Avia shoeprints and petitioner Richard Ramirez exists.” Supplementary declaration of Forensic Specialist Lisa DiMeo We had hoped never to have to…
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The Fragmented Mind -The Watson Report
* Some images may require a desktop for greater clarity* “I’ll describe some characteristics of a man I knew almost ten years ago. When I first met him he was sitting a table. He was thin and somewhat hunched over; he looked like a bird with a broken wing, afraid and isolated. He had a…
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Picking at a Scab – The Blumer Report 1986
* Images may need to be viewed on a desktop for greater clarity* “I wonder if I can write this history or if on every page there will be some sneaking show of a bitterness I thought long dead. I think myself cured of all spite, but when I touch pen to paper, the hurt…
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Damaged – The Henderson Letter – 1987
*Images may be better viewed on a desktop* The One in which a Neurologist Determined he had Brain Damage, and Everyone Looked Away. “Denial of due process of Law in a capital trial violates the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.“ The details surrounding the cognitive deficiencies suffered by Richard…
Expendable For A Cause. 