Jury Seeks Death for Slasher
James Washington Makes Deathbed Confession, Then Lives. He Wants His Confession Back.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 2:11 pm
| He probably should have held off a few more days on that confession |
In 1995, Joyce Goodner was beaten to death with a cinder block, set on fire and left for dead in an abandoned house in Nashville. Witnesses saw a truck drive off, but no one was ever charged in the 14-year-old slaying until Washington confessed.
Unfortunately for Washington, he lived through the heart attack. Ooops! Now he wants his confession back. But police are invoking the old playground rule of no take-backs, and since hearing the admission, they've found a witness in the case.
Tags: Tennessee
