As I take a breather from writing my book I took some time to go over some old files and revisit some cases that I covered.
Here is a quick version of three I covered.
The one that gets talked about the most is the Aaron Hernandez murder trial and eventual suicide.
I covered the first trial in which Hernandez was convicted of killing Odin Lloyd. I spent three months reporting on and writing about the trial until it’s conclusion. I felt it would be a slam dunk that he would be convicted and he was.
After the second trial I thought he had a 50-50 chance of getting off and he did.
Shortly after the second verdict Hernandez committed suicide in his jail cell. I was asked right away by many including national television to look into a possible murder. After months I could find no evidence of any conspiracy to kill Hernandez. It simply was a suicide.
I followed and covered the 1975 Martha Moxley murder case in which Michael Skakel was convicted of some 27 years after Moxley was found bludgeoned to death with a golf club.
After many years of court battles, investigations , books and articles Skakel was eventually freed and remains so today.
I maintained Skakel’s innocence from the beginning and was proven right.
My most frustrating case I have reported on is the killing of Daniel Underwood. I have spent the better part of eight years reporting on the case from articles to national television shows and continue to follow the story today.
In my investigation I have found multiple witnesses, a lot of forensic evidence that point to a cold blooded murder. The story has this writer, Daniel Underwood’s family and close friends very frustrated. The witnesses identified Rebecca Nelson as the shooter. She remains free to this day. 
Hopefully with all the evidence there is a light at the end of the tunnel and someone from the Sulphur Springs Police Department in Texas will reopen the case.
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