Lawyer avoids speculation on Dryfuse family murder
Attorney Thomas Leslie says he does not speculate on who killed Bonnie Dryfuse and her three children. He notes the killer remains unknown, questions Hank Kimbell’s presence at the scene, and cites contested evidence including a door jam mark and blood/DNA findings involving a nonrelated man.
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Thomas Leslie
Bonnie Dryfuse
Heather
Jackie
Stephanie Herko
Hank Kimbell
Tom Dryfuse
Leslie
Kimbell
Bonnie
Pulaski Township
Thomas
Hank” Kimbell
Lawyer recounts defense in two Kimbell murder trials
Leslie, former public defender, describes preparing 600 to 800 hours for the first trial and more for the second. He used 1,800 pages of police reports, 540 gruesome crime photos, and multiple assistants, including Titus and Wecht linked experts, to challenge evidence and testimony. The second trial featured different witnesses, a read-back of the first trial, and new forensic insights, ending with a death sentence upheld on appeal.
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Leslie
Public Defender’s Office
Kimbell
Craig Cox
District Attorney's Office
Tim Magliocca
Ken Clifton
Pennsylvania
Paul Titus
Pittsburgh
Capital Defense Unit
Federal Public Defenders Office
Philadelphia
Titus
Cyril Wecht
Allegheny County
Bennet Omalu
Omalu
St. Francis Hospital
Bonnie Dryfuse
Omaru
Richard Matis
Tom Dryfuse
Bonnie
Dryfuse
Death penalty on trial referenced in look back book
The News revisits the Hank Kimbell case and the Dryfuse murders as author Bill Kurtis examines flaws in the U S system. Kurtis, a former lawyer turned TV host, argues the death penalty requires a perfect process, while a New Castle lawyer recalls how evidence and juror perceptions shaped Kimbell's two trials and eventual exoneration.
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New Castle
Kimbell
America
Bill Kurtis
A&e
Kurtis
CBS
John Wayne Gacy
Charles Manson
Illinois
Thomas Leslie
Leslie
Dryfuse
One issue swayed state high court in Kimbell case
Attorney Thomas Leslie argued for a new trial for Thomas Kimbell after being barred from cross examining his own witness. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court later ruled he should have been allowed to confront the witness over a prior statement, leading to a retrial and Kimbell’s release after the second trial.
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Thomas Leslie
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Thomas Kimbell
Leslie
Kimbell
Bonnie Dryfuse
Heather
Jackie
Stephanie Herko
Dryfuse
Pulaski Township
Stephanie
Mary Herko
Thomas Dryfuse
Bonnie
Herko
Jake
Tom Dryfuse
Anthony Krastek
Glenn McCracken
Supreme Court
Three-Car Crash in Neshannock Township
No one was injured in a Saturday three car chain reaction on Route 18 at the Giant Eagle entrance in Neshannock Township. Traen R. Aldan Jr. and Miranda E. Dess were stopped northbound, with Christopher D. Fraser rear ending Dess, pushing into Aldan. Fraser’s Plymouth Laser towed, ambulance responders on scene.
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Wilmington Road
Neshannock Township
Neshannock
Traen R. Aldan Jr
North Mulberry Street
Aldan
Miranda E. Dess
West Middlesex
Christopher D. Fraser
New Wilmington
Dess
Aldan’s
Fraser
McConnell’s
Naga Ambulance
Trail group to meet today in West Pittsburg
The Wampum Chapter of the North Country Trail will meet at 6 p.m. at Hito's Restaurant in West Pittsburg. Interested hikers and outdoor enthusiasts are welcome to attend.
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Hito’s
West Pittsburg
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Karenbauer
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