Indiana County man wrongfully jailed for 34 years, cleared

[Seven]

I guess by that point the anger has probably morphed into relief. Still a crying shame. And you're correct, 34 years inside has to change a person (never for the good).

He was convicted with testimony from an amateur hypnotist and the story of a witness, who changed his story five times, and included four different persons.....and a couple of chicks that also changed their stories.



Weird thing tho.......Fogle confessed. I haven't found out why. My personal opinion is that this case went cold for a couple years until the fifth story from the witness via the hypnotist. I believe his 'Confession' was trumped up garbage. It, amazingly enough, matched the hypnotists/witness story almost word for word.

His wife stuck by his side thru the entire 34 years. Fogle had a rock solid alibi and she was part of the alibi as was his parents. They knew he was innocent.

 

[BigStar]

He was convicted with testimony from an amateur hypnotist and the story of a witness, who changed his story five times, and included four different persons.....and a couple of chicks that also changed their stories.



Weird thing tho.......Fogle confessed. I haven't found out why. My personal opinion is that this case went cold for a couple years until the fifth story from the witness via the hypnotist. I believe his 'Confession' was trumped up garbage. It, amazingly enough, matched the hypnotists/witness story almost word for word.

His wife stuck by his side thru the entire 34 years. Fogle had a rock solid alibi and she was part of the alibi as was his parents. They knew he was innocent.

The confession may have come as a result of him being mentally manipulated into believing he would get off with a lighter sentence. I couldn't imagine confessing to a murder I didn't commit, but the rationale behind those confessions usually stems from the "lesser of two evils" decision when considering their options going forward. It's surprising that hypnosis testimony would be admissible in court but leads me to believe the hypnotist was likely following the detective's narrative and why it matched the man's eventual confession (Dets have been leading him with the same line of events during questioning). But I am assuming a lot, and know what assumptions make us . Tragic story.

 

[Tabascocat]

I would be suing anyone and everything and making a big fuss to the media