This case was not on my radar, but at the very least it bears more examination. "He was nearly 2,000 miles away when the bodies were found inside the home he shared with Rowe, shot in the head. Police seized on Taylor as their sole suspect, pursuing witnesses to confirm their theory of the crime while ignoring evidence to the contrary. At Taylor’s trial, the prosecution relied on a dubious statement provided by Taylor’s brother, Perry — a statement Perry had vociferously recanted — and on testimony from a medical examiner who dramatically changed his estimated time of death in order to implicate Taylor."
From another story at The Intercept, "During the visit, both Deja and her mother, Taylor’s former girlfriend, say that Taylor called Rowe in St. Louis and put Deja on the phone to chat with one of Rowe’s daughters. In other words, in the days after Taylor boarded that westbound flight, Rowe and her children were very much alive." The police got Mr. Taylor's brother to incriminate him after a long interrogation, but his brother recanted* the accusation.
Witnesses who change their testimony shows up frequently in wrongful convictions, not that I am presently making this claim about Mr. Taylor (I would need to know more). However, it is troubling that his claim of innocence had not been fully investigated, from what The Intercept indicated. Mr. Taylor had led far from a perfect life, but that does not make him guilty.
EDT
Vehemently recanted, and he indicated that the accusation was highly coercive
From another story at The Intercept, "During the visit, both Deja and her mother, Taylor’s former girlfriend, say that Taylor called Rowe in St. Louis and put Deja on the phone to chat with one of Rowe’s daughters. In other words, in the days after Taylor boarded that westbound flight, Rowe and her children were very much alive." The police got Mr. Taylor's brother to incriminate him after a long interrogation, but his brother recanted* the accusation.
Witnesses who change their testimony shows up frequently in wrongful convictions, not that I am presently making this claim about Mr. Taylor (I would need to know more). However, it is troubling that his claim of innocence had not been fully investigated, from what The Intercept indicated. Mr. Taylor had led far from a perfect life, but that does not make him guilty.
EDT
Vehemently recanted, and he indicated that the accusation was highly coercive
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