Judge Upholds Charges in Thompson Slayings
An Orange County judge refused Friday to dismiss murder charges against the former business partner of slain racing legend Mickey Thompson.
Superior Court Judge Frank F. Fasel dismissed claims by Michael Goodwin’s attorneys that prosecutors failed to produce sufficient evidence linking him to the 1988 slayings of Thompson and wife Trudy.
Goodwin, 57, of Dana Point, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and special-circumstance allegations of lying in wait, murder for financial gain and multiple murders.
The Thompsons were shot to death outside their home in Bradbury, east of Los Angeles.
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