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A judge will decide within months whether Tommy Zeigler, on death row 50 years, gets a new trial. Here's a story on how this is all playing out. tampabay.com/news/2025/12/0…

Ten years after a video shared millions of times, that moment of compassion has been cast in bronze.

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He is trained to ignore tourists, hecklers, and bad weather. He was not trained for this.The Queen's Guard is famous for their discipline. They are forbidden from moving, smiling, or reacting to anything. But this local stray cat didn't care about royal protocol. He saw the red uniform and the giant fuzzy hat and thought: "New scratching post." While tourists watched in shock, the ginger tabby climbed up the soldier's back, sat on his shoulder, and inspected the hat. Through it all, the guard didn't flinch. He didn't blink. He stared straight ahead while being used as a human jungle gym. The soldier deserves a medal for discipline. The cat deserves a medal for audacity.

After 50 years, a final verdict for Tommy Zeigler tampabay.com/news/2026/03/0…

After 50 years, a final verdict for Tommy Ziegler. A Florida trial court has denied his motion for a new trial based upon new evidence from DNA testing. tampabay.com/news/2026/03/0… @TB_Times @WriterLeonora @FLDeathPenalty @FADPorg @WTIUSA @innocence #deathpenalty

Dozens of Teens Who Spent Time at Abusive Florida Reform School Ended Up on Death Row. themarshallproject.org/2025/07/14/flo… @MarshallProj @WriterLeonora @FLDeathPenalty @FADPorg @uscedp @NCAforCACs @PCAAmerica @MyFLFamilies @CCATDP @UN_SPExperts #deathpenalty

A heartbreaking but also sweet story from @LaneDeGregory and @TB_Times: tampabay.com/life-culture/p…

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@The2ndLocation Here's what I wrote. Hope it helps. tampabay.com/news/2025/12/0…

@WriterLeonora Do you have any articles about the recent hearing? Everything I have read seems to focus on the state's arguments and I would like hear more about what the defense presented. I trust you to have a very even handed approach.

A judge will decide within months whether Tommy Zeigler, on death row 50 years, gets a new trial. Here's a story on how this is all playing out. tampabay.com/news/2025/12/0…

Scientists try to bring certainty to Tommy Ziegler's 50-year-old death penalty case in Florida. tampabay.com/news/2025/12/0… @TB_Times @WriterLeonora @FLDeathPenalty @FADPorg @WTIUSA @innocence @uscedp

@The2ndLocation Tough to say at this point. But the judge is listening very carefully.

@WriterLeonora From inside the courtroom how is it looking for Tommy?

Tommy Zeigler has been in a death row cell for 50 years. And now a DNA expert and a veteran homicide investigator say it is impossible for him to have killed his wife and her parents on Christmas Eve 1975. A hearing next week will determine the outcome.

If you haven't caught up with this story yet, @WriterLeonora sets the stage for this week's hearing of a 50-year-old murder case. A judge will decide whether DNA evidence raises questions about Tommy Zeigler's innocence. Read details at tampabay.com.

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HEY TAMPA! Come see me Friday yapping in Ybor at the Salud & Happy Days improv show. I'll highlight stories from my new book WELCOME TO #FLORIDA. It's a ticketed event but it's casual, so you can wear your everyday flip-flops, not your Sunday ones. facebook.com/events/811-e-7…

@MelKalEsq @USouthFlorida @MarshallProj Thank you for the h/t, Melanie. Here is the story: themarshallproject.org/2025/07/14/flo…

@USouthFlorida Those who made it out alive suffered life-altering trauma. Due in part to the trauma they endured at the Schools, several survivors ended up in Florida’s criminal system—some, like Mr. Jones, on death row. (@WriterLeonora just did a fantastic report for @MarshallProj on this.)

Florida intends to execute Victor Jones later this month. Jones was convicted and sentenced to death in 1993. As a child, Jones was sent to the Florida School for Boys at Okeechobee, where he was beaten, witnessed sexual abuse of others, and placed in solitary confinement.🧵

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Tommy Zeigler will get his day (actually five days) in court to present his case for innocence following DNA testing of the evidence. The judge will actually look at his entire case.