Nearly 50-years after his conviction, Florida death row inmate asks judge for new trial

Florida’s longest-serving death row inmate appeared in court Monday to seek a new trial based on new DNA evidence.80-year-old ...

Florida's longest-serving death row inmate seeks new trial with fresh DNA evidence

Tommy Zeigler, Florida's longest-serving death row inmate, is back in court for an evidentiary hearing that could lead to a ...

Zeigler’s attorneys say recent DNA tests of blood, clothing prove his innocence

“They got the wrong person,” attorney Dennis Tracey said in the Orange County courtroom. “Tommy Zeigler was not the ...

50-year-old murder case, Tommy Zeigler, new DNA evidence

The defense attorney for Tommy Zeigler, who's been on death row for nearly 50 years, says new DNA evidence proves his ...

After nearly 50 years on death row, Tommy Zeigler seeks final chance at freedom

On Monday, Zeigler is scheduled to be in an Orange County courtroom to face what is most likely his best and last chance for ...
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Tommy Zeigler, longest-serving Florida death row inmate, granted hearing on DNA evidence

A judge will re-examine key evidence in the murder case of Tommy Zeigler, who has been on death row since being convicted in ...
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Modern DNA tests challenge key evidence in 1976 Zeigler murder conviction

Tommy Zeigler's 1976 conviction for the murders of his family members in Winter Garden is under scrutiny again. Forensic reanalysis is casting new doubts on the case of Florida's longest-serving death ...
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Commentary: Zeigler case continues to haunt journalists

My attention was first arrested by the case of Tommy Zeigler in 1986. I’d read an article about the case, in which Zeigler was convicted for a 1975 murder where Zeigler’s wife, in-laws and a customer ...