- Police say tapes help cases stick
- Juries, public increasingly expect to see video of suspect interviews
- August 15, 2005
- When Lawrence Police wanted to interview a suspect in a 3-year-old baby’s death in late June, they drove him all the way from Kansas City to Lawrence before starting their questioning.
- Court steps in for children whose fathers killed mothers
- July 24, 2005
- In the past year, Melodie Miller and her younger brother, Matthew, have lost both their parents: one to a murder, the other to prison.
- Stories from Murray case hit the air
- May 14, 2005
- For nearly a year, Detective Doug Woods lost sleep because he felt responsible for not getting a confession out of a professor suspected of killing his ex-wife. Woods said he’d wake up in the night and ask himself, “Could I have asked questions in a different way?”
- Murray given life in prison
- Defendant won’t be eligible for parole for 25 years
- May 7, 2005
- A Kansas State University English professor convicted of murdering his ex-wife stood up in court at sentencing Friday afternoon and called the case against him a “fairy tale.”
- Murray proclaims innocence, but sentenced to life in prison
- May 6, 2005
- (Updated Friday at 3:47 p.m.) A Kansas State University English professor convicted of murdering his ex-wife stood up in court today at his sentencing and called the case against him “a fairy tale.”
- Murray trial excerpts online
- April 3, 2005
- The murder trial that led to the conviction of a Kansas State University professor last month involved hundreds of exhibits — most notably, his nearly 10-hour videotaped statement to police.
- Friend’s murder led prosecutor to study law
- March 19, 2005
- A phone call from the father of a murdered schoolmate helped get Angela Wilson on the career path that led to her successful prosecution this week of a Kansas State University professor for the death of his ex-wife.
- K-State professor convicted of murder
- Verdict elicits little reaction from Murray
- March 18, 2005
- When he talked to police after his ex-wife’s brutal death, Thomas E. Murray told them: “There’s no such thing as the perfect murder… The bad guy always gets caught.” On Thursday, after more than two full days of deliberation, a Douglas County jury found Murray, a Kansas State University English professor, guilty of stabbing and beating Carmin D. Ross to death in November 2003.
- Ross’ family finds relief in conviction
- March 18, 2005
- The suspicions began almost immediately. The first time Thomas E. Murray saw his former in-laws after the murder of his ex-wife, Carmin D. Ross, it was Nov. 16, 2003, two days after her body was found. The Ross family counted at least 16 odd statements they say he made to them.
- Guilty verdict returned in Murray trial
- March 17, 2005
- (Updated Thursday at 2:24 p.m.) After more than two full days of deliberation, a Douglas County jury this morning found English professor Thomas E. Murray guilty of killing his ex-wife in November 2003.
- After 17 hours, no word from jury in Murray murder trial
- March 17, 2005
- For the past month, the public has been free to discuss developments in the murder trial of Kansas State University professor Thomas E. Murray.
- After two days, still no verdict in Murray trial
- March 16, 2005
- (Updated Thursday at 9:50 a.m.) After two full days of deliberation, a Douglas County jury still did not have a verdict late this afternoon in the murder trial of Kansas State University professor Thomas E. Murray.
- Tuesday spent waiting for jury
- Full day of deliberation passes without verdict
- March 16, 2005
- In the nearly empty courtroom Tuesday, a CBS News crew trained a video camera at the clock on the wall. Nearby, bailiff Lewis Roberts sat guarding the door leading from the courtroom to the jury room.
- 6News: Prosecutor critiques Murray’s statement to police
- March 15, 2005
- During closing arguments, prosecutor Tom Bath urges jurors to watch Murray’s videotaped statement to police and asks, “Is that how an innocent man would act?”
- 6News: Defense explains Murray’s Internet searches
- March 15, 2005
- During closing arguments, defense attorney Pedro Irigonegaray tells jurors Murray could have been searching for murder-related terms on the Internet because he wanted to write TV-drama scripts.
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