The Most
Infamous Murders In Los Angeles History

The execution style murder of a
legend, and his family

Mickey Thompson Was A Sports
Legend

He holds more
speed records than anyone in the world

A Racing
Legend Who Went From A Garage Mechanic To A Millionaire

He lived in
Bradbury California

Mickey And His
Wife Trudy Were Murdered In 1988

The Accused Mastermind

Mickey Goodwin

Thompson And His Wife
Were Executed

Thompson evolved into a
sports promoter, and wound up pushing out an established Jewish promoter
named Goodwin. Thompson felt bad, and agrees to use Goodwin's expertise,
but the arrangement turns sour, and winds up in court, and the tragedy
begins.

Who Was Mickey
Thompson

Mickey Thompson was born on December 7,
1928  in Alhambra, California. He became a legend as a driver,
automotive engineer, and a drag racing champion.  Mickey Thompson
set more speed and endurance records than any other man in automotive
history

He and his wife Trudy formed the
"Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group" (MTEG) which ran an indoor
motorcross and off-road vehicle racing show to major metropolitan
areas. Mickey, and his wife were killed March 16,
1988.

A Professional Hit

Thompson and his wife are surprised in
their driveway. The assassins force them both to their knees, Thompson pleads for his wife's life, but the
assassins make Thompson watch as his wife is shot, 'execution style', in
the head. Next, they shot him.

"Once they were in a position where
Mickey Thompson could clearly watch, the second gunman put a gun to her
head and pulled the trigger," a neighbor testifies.

Shot Ten
Times

Sheriff's investigators
went to the scene and immediately knew that the murders were a
professional "hit." Trudy Thompson had been wearing $70,000 worth
of jewelry, none of which was taken. Witnesses said they saw two hooded men with
guns flee; they were never caught. Thompson, 51, was shot
seven times, and the 41-year-old Trudy, three.

Michael 'Mickie'
Goodwin

Mickie Goodwin is a Jewish concert and
sports promoter, who merged his motocross racing business with
Thompson's after losing stadium rights to Thompson. Goodwin sold
Thompson on his entertainment expertise, and Thompson took him on.
From the beginning Goodwin saw Thompson as an easy Goy mark. Three hours
after the agreement was signed, Goldwin told an associate, Stewart Linkletter,
"'We're going to screw Thompson out of everything.'"

Goodwin was caught with his hands in the
till, Thompson sued, and won $793,000. Two weeks after Goodwin lost his case, Thompson
was slain. Police speculate that Goodwin's Las Vegas, and Las Angeles
contacts, put him in touch with the Mickie Cohen gang.

Flees To The Caribbean

Within six weeks, Goodwin had purchased a $400,000 yacht, bought
$350,000 worth of gold coins and transferred $150,000 to an offshore
bank account in the Caribbean. Goodwin fled
to the Caribbean for three years, when he returned he, and his wife Rachel Sidel, spent 30 months in prison for a
financial embezzlement. Goodwin was arrested in 2001, and has remained
in jail since, his case was delayed numerous times by legal wrangling, and
70 court appearances.

He is charged with murder, conspiracy to commit
murder, and 3 special circumstances.

The Trial

The trial began on 11/6/2006 and Goodwin
is portrayed as a scheming vengeful hustler, who planned to screw
Thompson from the very beginning. Witnesses are divulging to numerous death threats Goodwin made if they
testified.

Goodwin is described as the ultimate schemer by various witnesses. Jewish groups have pulled out all stops to free
Goodwin. It is hoped that Judge Teri Schwartz will favor Goodwin's
rulings in the trial.

Nineteen Years
Without A Trial

Even the police were stunned
how vicious this crime was. To give specific orders that the killers
make Thompson watch his wife get shot in the head, is raw vengeance.
Prosecutors wouldn't grant him bail because rumors floated he had a
sizeable bank account in Tel Aviv, and planned to
flee.

Columbine

Electronic Trigger points to
Israel

Natalee
Holloway

John O'Neill

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