Missouri Mule
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Well there really was no solid evidence to convict him of the Zellers murder at that time. He was wrongfully convicted. Today I believe DNA would either convict him, or set him free, and opinions would not matter, only evidence would matter as it should.
Alibis have nothing to do with guilt or innocence, yea Cox might have been better off saying I do not remember. The only reason he even had an alibi is because he knew they would be looking at him. That is how it works here. Once accused always accused. It does not matter that there is nothing to tie him to the crime scene, tie him to the women, tie him to anything other than the the city of Springfield. Evidence does not matter in a witch hunt.
Seems to me that if the portion of his tongue that was remaining could have been matched up Sharon Zeller's teeth it would have been rather convincing evidence. This is academic because even if DNA was (and probably was obtained) available, double jeopardy would obtain. He could shout from the treetops he was guilty of savagely murdering Ms. Zellers and the law couldn't touch him.
My own person opinion is that the Florida Supremes took leave of their senses in his case. And so, apparently did the jurors who were queried and agreed after he was set free to murder again. I suspect strongly, although I cannot prove it obviously, unless he has a "come to Jesus" moment and confesses to all his crimes we will never know how many people died at his hands. I believe to my core he is a serial murderer. The only upside to his sordid life is that he will rot in the Texas cell until 2025 when he will be 65 and then he will have to serve additional federal sentences (according to my information) that will result in his dying in prison. He will never see freedom again unless some other judge or judges take leave of their senses.
The alibi issue is not an insignificant matter. He had to believe that claiming to be at his parent's home might not hold up to scrutiny. So he concocted a phony alibi. It goes to his state of mind. He had no obligation to provide any alibi.