Jan 18, 2025 · After 48 years on death row, the results of Zeigler’s successful battle for DNA testing could mark a breakthrough. Tommy Zeigler, 79, pictured on Nov. 26, 2024, has said he is innocent of ...

Jan 22, 2025 · ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The nearly 50-year-old murder case involving Tommy Zeigler has taken a new turn with the discovery of fresh DNA evidence.

Jan 22, 2025 · Defense Attorney Terry Hadley has represented Zeigler since the night of the killings on Christmas Eve, 1975, in Winter Garden. Now, the results from modern DNA analysis have prompted Hadley to ...

4 days ago · The DNA simply refutes every theory the state had in trying to show his guilt. … The state said in the closing arguments that Tommy Zeigler held Perry Edwards by the head and beat him over the head, and there’s not a drop of Perry Edwards’ blood on Tommy Zeigler. The only blood on Tommy Zeigler is either (his) blood or Charlie Mays’.

Jan 18, 2025 · Florida death row inmate William "Tommy" Zeigler has filed a new motion to prove his innocence using new DNA testing. In late 2022, a judge granted Zeigler and his defense team new DNA...

Jan 22, 2025 · After 48 years on death row, Tommy Zeigler finally has succeeded in his battle for testing. The results could mark a breakthrough in his case if State Attorney Monique Worrell supports his quest.

Jan 21, 2025 · Convicted mass murderer Tommy Zeigler deserves a new trial based on results from modern scientific testing of the evidence, according to the lawyer who has represented Zeigler since the night of...

Jan 10, 2023 · Nearly 47 years after being con­vict­ed of a quadru­ple mur­der, Florida death-row pris­on­er Tommy Zeigler has final­ly been per­mit­ted to inde­pen­dent­ly con­duct new DNA test­ing on evi­dence he claims will prove his innocence.

Dec 20, 2023 · ORLANDO, Fla. – Nine months after former Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell asked a judge for permission to test fingerprint evidence in a 1975 quadruple murder that landed Tommy...

Dec 21, 2022 · After half a decade fighting for further testing in court, death row inmate Tommy Zeigler, 77, will get the opportunity to potentially prove himself innocent of a 1975 quadruple murder through modern DNA testing.