Richard Olmstead had testified before two Grand Juries that John Peel resembled a man buying regular gas on the day…
Winter 1992 was a pretty heady time. Butcher, Baker had just been published. It was selling like wildfire right out…
Jim Robinson was no innocent. He had a very troubled past. The son of well-to-do trucking company owners, Robinson –…
With Jim Robinson’s startling new revelations, defense attorney Weidner faced a dilemma. His instincts told him to move in for…
The third “surprise” witness-to-be was Jim Robinson, the owner of Craig Auto. It was Robinson who was shooting the shit…
A month after the Richard Olmstead disaster, Mary Anne Henry attempted a second run at John Peel. This time, she…
Every prosecutor wishes for emphatic proof. They want someone who can point to the defendant and say, “That’s the man.”…
Judge Thomas Schulz wondered whether the state needed Dawn Holmstrom’s testimony as badly as they seemed to think. They knew what kind…
Phil Weidner had nothing but praise for Dawn Holmstrom. “She’s a very truthful witness,” he proclaimed. “She’s made every attempt…
Of all the witnesses who appeared during May of 1986, Dawn Holmstrom seemed particularly important. She had plans to meet…