Mickey Thompson story on 48 hrs???? (1 Viewer)

[none]

I heard part of a promo about "legendary drag racer" Mickey Thompson story to be on the show "48 hrs" this Saturday. Has anyone else heard anything about it?

 

[clwill]

Assume this is just a repeat of the story they did several years ago.

 

[none]

Maybe....but don't they now have a conviction? That would be interesting to hear what turned the "suspect" into a convict after all these years.

 

[Dragfrog]

New Mickey Thompson book due out this fall:

MotorBooks.com - Mickey Thompson: The Fast Life and Tragic Death of a Racing Legend - by Erik Arneson

 

[Smiley]

Maybe....but don't they now have a conviction? That would be interesting to hear what turned the "suspect" into a convict after all these years.

I watched it Saturday night. It was a very tragic story, and I learned a lot I didn't know about Mickey.

It seems the conviction was based on a ton of circumstantial evidence, but it wasn't difficult for the jury to connect the dots. I give a great amount of credit to the prosecutor for having the patience to wait until he was sure he had what he hoped was enough evidence to convict Michael Goodwin, who is now serving 2 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

And of course to Mickey's sister, who not only kept the spotlight on Mickey and Trudy's murders, but also did her own investigating to find the person responsible for her son's murder many years earlier.

 

[HEMI6point1]

All I know is that I'm glad they put that a-hole Goodwin where he belongs - in jail.