Zeigler, Part VIII
To completely understand the dynamics in the Zeigler case, I think we should make it more visual, to clarify what we are talking about. If you look into the right margin you will see that under “Last Modified Post” some of the older Zeigler posts show up again. I have added photographs for clarity. These photographs have been made by Mrs. Gail Anderson.
Some pictures will explain the entire case and after you see them and learn about the DNA reports, the case will speak to you!
Pictures of Tommy’s shirt that he wore that fateful night have been added in the post “Zeigler, Part VI.” Also, a picture of the lever has been added in the post “Zeigler, Part III.” An explanation about the shirt will follow.
Here in this post, I’d like to show you how cluttered the store was with furniture. Have you ever been furniture shopping? Look closely at these pictures and you can see that in ordinary light, the floor was cluttered to showcase as much as possible. Now imagine that you have to walk through all this in the dark and being on the lookout for a possibly armed subject!
More pictures will be shown here on DCC and more posts will follow.
Tommy has been patiently waiting for more people to read about the case and hopes that one day, he will get another chance in court to show that he was the intended murder victim who was not supposed to survive his shooting.
To be continued…
Categories: Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice, Zeigler
Tags: Actual Innocence, Ballistics, Capital Punishment, Crime Labs, Crime Scene, Death Row, DNA, Evidence, Expert Testimony, Florida, Forensics, Gun Fire, Identification, Miscarriage of Justice, Police, Prisons, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Victim, William Thomas Zeigler, Wrongful Convictions
As friend and correspondent of Tommy Zeigler, I follow his case and hope with so many others that any form of injustice will finally come to an end. Tommy deserves a break!
Good luck with all the work that is involved. I told Tommy that I will check frequently to learn about new developments!
Thank you Tobias, for reading DCC and for commenting.
Please tell Tommy that his case will not grow cold. There are still many people involved, checking, re-reading, and talking. I meant what I said: Tommy is the victim that was not supposed to survive.
Please do check frequently! We have eight updates now, some old posts will be updated with photographic materials soon, and more posts are to follow. DCC will also have exclusive materials from this case.
I appreciate that you keep Tommy posted. Give him my best, Vidocq.
I learned about your site from Tommy, with whom I have corresponded for several years. I have also visited him many times, and each time I am amazed at his fortitude. I’ve read Philip Finch’s book about Tommy’s case — not an easy read, but a worthwhile one.
Thank you for giving so much of your time and effort to publicize Tommy’s case. I hope that your informative and fascinating site will cause some to question how this case could have been so badly bungled.
I’ll tell Tommy that I’ve read your comments on his case, and that they would make any reasonable person have serious doubts as to his conviction. I’ve been convinced since I first read about his case in the Florida Catholic in 2003. It was shortly after reading this series that I began to write to Tommy.
Time continues to march on, and still, unbelievably, Tommy does not get a fair hearing of his case. The hearing in Orlando (2006?) reviewing the DNA evidence was a farce. If it had been televised, people would have been shocked to see the behavior of the state’s attorney and Judge Whitehead. I couldn’t believe my eyes or ears.
The prosecution won the day by claiming that since not every fiber in Tommy’s shirt had been tested, there was really no proof that Mr. Edward’s blood was not on it. The judge bought the argument, in the face of clear testimony by a blood spatter expert and a DNA expert to the contrary.
Until Tommy’s case is given a fair hearing, we can not say that we have a workable system of justice in Florida, or indeed the nation.
Sue
Thank you, Sue, for visiting Tommy, for reading DCC, and for commenting.
My intention here is not to repeat the story as a whole since Philip Finch already did that and his book is the best on the Zeigler case.
What I do wish to do here, is to show the absurdities and the inconsistencies in the case. I am also trying to get the younger generation, that did not grow up with the Zeigler case, interested, by pointing out the inconsistencies. I wish to show them how a good man can be railroaded and land on death row, especially when he is betrayed.
The series now holds about 10 posts and many more will follow. The first ones do not have new photographs e.g. pictures published before either on support websites or in Finch’s book. But, I have photographs that will be posted later and those pictures will tell you the story that nobody wishes to touch. Because if they did, they would have to admit the many mistakes they made.
Please give Tommy my best regards when you see him again and tell him, that this isn’t over yet! In fact, Vidocq is just gearing up!!!
Thank you again and please check back in! All my best, Vidocq