Mickey Thompson "The Murders of Mickey & Trudy Thompson" Ep 052

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In the early morning of March 16, 1988, racing legend Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy were shot and killed in their driveway as they were leaving for work. Two gunmen left the scene - on bicycles no less - and have never been identified or apprehended.

After 13 years of no leads in the investigation, Mickey Thompson’s former business partner, Michael Goodwin, was arrested for the murders in 2001.

Thompson and Goodwin had entered into a business partnership that ended quickly and badly, over money disputes and resulted in many bitter lawsuits with Michael Goodwin filing for bankruptcy and Mickey not...

Many witnesses stated that in the months before the murders took place that, Michael had made statements that he intended to kill Mickey Thompson but there was no physical proof that he did.

Although the evidence at his trial was purely circumstantial, nineteen years after the murders, in January 2007, a jury convicted Michael Goodwin on two counts of first degree murder. Michael Goodwin was sentenced to life in prison, without parole. In addition, the jury found that the murders of Mickey and Trudy were committed by "means of lying in wait" - a very fancy way of saying that, the murders were a hit.

Michael Goodwin has strongly contested his conviction due to the lack of physical evidence and he has made many attempts to appeal, all of which have been unsuccessful. He has continued to maintain his innocence in the years following the conviction.

Ex-Thompson Partner Denies Asset Fraud : Courts: Michael F. Goodwin, a suspect in the car racing-pioneer's murder, pleads not guilty in bankruptcy case.

https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/14/us/bonneville-danny-thompson-speed-record/

https://www.motorsportretro.com/2009/08/the-killer-promoter-mike-goodwin-supercross-founder/

https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B197574.PDF

MY AFTERNOON WITH MIKE GOODWIN: THE FATHER OF SUPERCROSS & A CONVICTED KILLER
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