When Ralph International Thomas was tried for capital murder 26 years ago, he had only one witness in his corner, and a shaky one at that. A homeless woman, Vivian Cercy, had implicated another man in the murder of two Grateful Dead fans, but her grand jury testimony was barely coherent, and she couldn’t be located for the guilt phase of the trial.
“Come on, Vivian. Come on, Vivian,” Assistant District Attorney James Anderson had said in closing argument. “It is a good thing you’re out of town, you would probably be charged with perjury.”
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