Serial Suspects: Repeated Releases and Dismissals in Decades-Old Murder Cases
John Woodward, a tech CEO, has been released for the third time in connection with the alleged strangling of his roommate's girlfriend in a 30-year-old love triangle case. The charges were dismissed by a judge in Santa Clara County, California, citing double jeopardy. Woodward had been tried twice in the 90s, but both trials ended with a hung jury. However, new forensic testing in 2021 linked his DNA to the murder weapon. Prosecutors plan to appeal the judge's decision, while the victim's friends and family vow to continue fighting for justice.