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How did Ellis writing a book help a killer go free?

posted 7 years ago by fiatlux-1
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The cop says to Ellis "Your bad theories helped a killer go free."

How would someone writing a true crime novel affect anything?
By having the jury inadvertently read it or hear of it?

I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 6 years ago

You're correct. That made absolutely no sense whatsoever.

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[–] Faridah (1338) 3 years ago

I read a lot of true crime. His book may have had enough evidence/info for reasonable doubt to be used for a retrial. I’ve watched a number of documentaries that have helped set free people said to be guilty