The Execution of Thomas Thompson - April 29 2022

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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April 29th: Delays in Thomas Thompson’s Execution Ended (1998) Some criminals go to the grave proclaiming their innocence. On April 29th 1998 delays in a man’s execution were put to an end and he, in turn, was sent to the execution chamber. A man who, until his last breath, believed he was an innocent man. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Martin_Thompson, https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t1/thompson-thomas-martin.htm, https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/capital-punishment/inmates-executed-1978-to-present/thomas-m-thompson/, https://innocenceproject.org/california-man-executed-in-1998-likely-innocent-according-to-federal-judge/, http://www.lairdcarlson.com/grip/Thompson%20Case%20Summary.htm, https://www.kcrw.com/news/articles/did-an-innocent-man-go-to-his-death-at-san-quentin, , https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-death-penaty-thompson-prop-62-prop-66-20161020-snap-story.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163341805/thomas-martin-thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:14.8	Some criminals go to the grave proclaiming their innocence.
1:18.5	On April 29, 1998, delays in a man's execution were put to an end, and he, in turn, was sent to the execution chamber.
1:26.7	A man who, until his last breath, believed that
1:29.7	he was an innocent man. So if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back and start
1:35.6	your day with a morning cup of murder. Thomas Martin Thompson was born on March 20, 1955 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, and when he was just
1:48.5	five years old, moved to New York with his newly divorced mother and sister, before later
1:53.3	settling in Orange County, California, where he stayed until his senior year before moving
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