01-19-2025, 05:06 PM
Tommy Zieglar was sentenced to Florida's death row in 1975. He had been found guilty of killing his wife, her parents, and a customer inside the family furniture store. Zieglar was shot in the stomach but the prosecution said it was self-inflicted.
In late 2022, a judge granted Zeigler and his defense team new DNA testing. The results have just been released and showed that Zeiglar was not the killer. Results showed that the customer who was killed was one of the killers.
Zieglar, now 79, has spent the past 50 years inside a 6' x 9' cell, Prison rules were changed in 2022 to allow inmates outside their cells for six hours per week, previously it was limited to one hour per week.
A hearing will be scheduled to ask the courts for his release from prison. He will receive the standard $100 all Florida inmates receive upon release. Any further compensation requires a special allotment approved by the state legislature.
https://www.wesh.com/article/zeigler-new...r/63466904
In late 2022, a judge granted Zeigler and his defense team new DNA testing. The results have just been released and showed that Zeiglar was not the killer. Results showed that the customer who was killed was one of the killers.
Zieglar, now 79, has spent the past 50 years inside a 6' x 9' cell, Prison rules were changed in 2022 to allow inmates outside their cells for six hours per week, previously it was limited to one hour per week.
A hearing will be scheduled to ask the courts for his release from prison. He will receive the standard $100 all Florida inmates receive upon release. Any further compensation requires a special allotment approved by the state legislature.
https://www.wesh.com/article/zeigler-new...r/63466904
