Our Towns. New Chapters in Summer’s Tales, From Paris to New Jersey. By Peter Applebome. Published: September 9, 2007, New York Times.
Links / Articles
Information on Richard Lapointe
2011:
Central Park Five, Lapointe:
Confessions Don't Mean They Did It
by Tom Condon July 31, 2011
Hartford Courant
http://friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Central_Park_Five_Lapointe_Confessions_Do_Not_Mean_They_Did_It.docx
or
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/hc-op-condon-lapointe-central-park-fi20110731,0,7172183.column
New Haven Advocate, June 23-29, 2011
Is He the Wrong Man? He said he murdered his grandmother-in-law, but the
evidence points to someone else. Why Richard Lapointe could be Connecticut’s
most notorious case of false confession.
David R. Cameron
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Advocate-June-2011.doc
The Wrong Man: Richard
Lapointe Confessed to Murder 20 Years Ago, But the Evidence Says He Could Be
Innocent
Connecticut's most notorious case of false confession
By David R. Cameron
June 14, 2011 New Haven Advocate
http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/news/nh-the-wrong-man-richard-lapointe-confessed-to-murder-20-years-ago-but-the-evidence-says-otherwise-20110614,0,1480896.story
Lapointe's Raw Deal: 'A Perversion Of Justice'
April 24, 2011 By DONALD S. CONNERY, The Hartford Courant
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Lapointe's_Raw_Deal_A_Perversion_Of_Justice.doc
Courant.com
At Least Investigate Other Suspect In Lapointe Case
Lapointe Case With DNA findings, state should revisit an
earlier suspect
April 19, 2011 Editorial
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/One_Other_Suspect.doc
Judge rejects appeal in
Lapointe case, says new evidence not convincing enough
By Robert D. Muirhead
Journal Inquirer
Published: Monday, April 18, 2011 12:44 PM EDT
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Judge_rejects_appeal_in_Lapointe_case.doc
A Spectacularly Shallow Decision In Lapointe Case
Judge Says No To Bid For New Trial On 1992 Murder Conviction
by
Rick Green / Courant.com
April 17, 2011
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/A_Spectacularly_Shallow_Decision_In_Lapointe_Case.doc
Man Loses Another Round In
Long Appeal Of Murder Conviction
Judge Decides Not To Give Richard Lapointe A New Trial
By MATTHEW KAUFFMAN,
mkauffman@courant.com
The Hartford Courant April 16, 2011
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Man_Loses_Another_Round_In_Long_Appeal_Of_Murder_Conviction.doc
Courant.com
FROM THE BLOGS
Recordings Needed When Police Question Suspects
Failure To Tape Interrogation In Lapointe Case Holds A Lesson For State
Rick Green published March 10, 2011
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Recordings_Needed_When_Police_Question_Suspects.doc
The Sad
Case of Richard Lapointe: A Lesson in Wayward Justice
By: Matthew Salla
February 20, 2011
Law Student at Syracuse University College of Law
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Matthew_Salla.doc
Lapointe's Bid For New Trial Resumes
by Hilda Muñoz
July 6, 2010
courant.com
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Lapointe's_Bid_For_New_Trial_Resumes.htm
Courant.com
Ex-Detective Testifies About Convicted Killer's
Confession
July 6, 2010
BY HILDA MUÑOZ
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Ex-Detective_Testifies_About_Convicted_Killer's_Confession.htm
Courant.com
Testimony Reviews Lawyers' Handling Of
Lapointe's Case In 1992
July 7, 2010
BY HILDA MUÑOZ
Courant.com
Original Lawyer Testifies in Lapointe's Bid For A New Trial
by Rick Green published July 7, 2010
Lapointe Case: Testimony Focuses On Fire, DNA Evidence
July 8, 2010
BY HILDA MUÑOZ
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/lapointe_case_testimony_focuses_fire_DNA_evidence.htm
Courant.com
Lapointe's Previous Lawyers Let Him Down
by Rick Green published July 9, 2010
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-green-lapointe-trial0709-20100709,0,6519101.column
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Lapointe's_Previous_Lawyers_Let_Him_Down.doc
Lapointe hearing July 6
Blog - Defrosting Cold Cases by Vidocq
http://www.defrostingcoldcases.com/forensics/lapointe-hearing-july-6-2010
published on July 10, 2010
Lapointe hearing July 7-8-9, 2010
Blog - Defrosting Cold Cases
by Vidocq
published on July 10, 2010
http://www.defrostingcoldcases.com/forensics/lapointe-hearing-july-7-8-9-2010
Lapointe hearings to resume August 2010
Blog - Defrosting Cold Cases by Vidocq
published July 19, 2010
Thank you Vidocq for blogging about Richard Lapointe! www.defrostingcoldcases.com
Manchester Journal Inquirer, Sept. 2, 2010
Why Lapointe should get new trial
David R. Cameron
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/why_lapointe_should_get_a_new_trial.htm
Lapointe hearing August 3
Blog - Defrosting Cold Cases by Vidocq
published August 5, 2010
http://www.defrostingcoldcases.com/forensics/lapointe-hearing-august-3-2010-2
Manchester Journal Inquirer, Nov. 16, 2010
State needs to get serious about wrongful conventions
David R. Cameron
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/State needs to get serious about wrongful conventions.doc
THE JOURNAL INQUIRER
Manchester, Connecticut
Appellate judges send Richard Lapointe case back to court
Appellate Court Ruling Could Yield New Murder Trial For Lapointe by Alaine Griffin
2008:
Winter 2008 An Editorial by Robert W. Veatch
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Lapointe.pdf
Reprinted with Permission. PDF file, requires Adobe Reader.
The Puzzling Confession of Richard Lapointe
by Bob Perske
inSIGHT Magazine, Spring 20008, vol 2, Issue 1, pages 14, 15, 19 and 20.
PDF file, requires Adobe Reader.
Killers in MacDougall – Real and Unlikely By Robert Perske
THE JOURNAL INQUIRER
Manchester, Connecticut
Published: Thursday, June 12, 2008
Courant.com
16 Years On, Lapointe Friends Won't Give Up
by Rick Green published October 4, 2008
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/16_Years_On_Lapointe_Friends_Won't_Give_Up.doc
False
Confessions From 53 Persons With Intellectual Disabilities: The List Keeps
Growing
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Vol. 46, No. 6, pp. 468–479.
December 2008
2007:
Supporters See Innocent Man Serving Life. NY Times article by Peter Applebome. Published July 15, 2007: http://truthinjustice.org/lapointe.htm
Testimony begins in Lapointe's second bid for a new trial in 1987 rape-murder of former wife's grandmother in Manchester. By Lee Sawyer, Journal Inquirer. July 17, 2007
Lapointe's Former Public Defenders Admit Overlooking Evidence. By Lee Sawyer, Journal Inquirer. July 18, 2007
EX-WIFE STANDS BY LAPOINTE’S ALIBI. By: Lee Sawyer, Journal Inquirer. July 19, 2007
Exhibit A For Taping. July 20, 2007 Hartford Courant.
A chance to do justice. By: Lee Sawyer, Journal Inquirer. July 24, 2007.
Judge Terms Lapointe's Petition A Waste Of Court's Time. Article by Melissa Bruen, Hartford Courant Staff Writer. August 3, 2007: http://truthinjustice.org/lapointe2.htm
Murderer of Manchester grandmother denied new trial: Judge says Lapointe's lawyers failed to provide evidence to support claims. By: Lee Sawyer, Journal Inquirer. August 3, 2007.
Dismissive Judge Lets Injustice Stand - editorial by The Hartford Courant, by Donald Connery. August 13, 2007
A MERE CONTRIVANCE? A Response to Chris Powell’s Article, “Connecticut’s Weird Priorities; and Goodbye Lapointe” (08/04/07). By Kate Germond, An Investigator With Centurion Ministries. Journal Inquirer. August 13, 2007
Our Towns. New Chapters in Summer’s Tales, From Paris to New Jersey. By Peter Applebome. Published: September 9, 2007, New York Times.
Gisli Gudjonsson’s Penchant for Corroboration. By Bob Perske. Published in The Champion, a periodical of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. December 2007.
Reprinted with Permission. PDF file, requires Adobe Reader.
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/InformalOpinionDecember5112607JT-547.pdf
A Mentor for Our Movement and Friend for Our Souls.
By Leigh Ann Davis, M.S.S.W., M.P.A. Cover story for INSIGHT, quarterly publication for ARC United States. Tribute to Bob Perske, founder of Friends of Richard Lapointe!
2004:
NPR - All Things Considered, June 26, 2004. Defending the Mentally Disabled. Story on Richard Lapointe and radio broadcast.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1978705
Northeast Magazine, Hartford Courant, 2/21/94
http://normemma.com/advocacy/rlapoint.htm
2002:
Lapointe Loses Appeal Of Murder Conviction
Courant.com
Associated Press January 17, 2002
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Lapointe_Loses_Appeal_Of_Murder_Conviction_1-17-02.htm
Lawyers Seek New Trial For Lapointe
By DIANE STRUZZI
The Hartford Courant August 6, 2002
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Lawyers_Seek_New_Trial_For_Lapointe_8-6-02.htm
2001:
We Believe That Richard Lapointe Did Not Kill Bernice Martin: Article in the American Journal of Mental Retardation (AJMR), by Bob Perske, October 2001. AJMR is now the American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD)
http://www.aaidd.org . Click here for the article.
2000:
Detective's Notebook Might Help Lapointe's Case
By THOMAS D. WILLIAMS
The Hartford Courant February 24, 2000
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Detective's_Notebook_Might_Help_Lapointe's_Case_2-24-00.htm
Judge Rejects Manchester Man's Arguments That New Evidence Proved He
Could Not Have Raped And Killed His Wife's 88-Year-Old Grandmother
By ERIC RICH
The Hartford Courant
September 7, 2000
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Judge_Rejects_Manchester_Man's_Arguments_That_New_Evidence_Proved_He_Could_Not_Have_Raped_And_Killed_His_Wife's_88-Year-Old_Grandmother.htm
Fighting For Another's Vindication: Work In Mental Health Field Led Him
To Manchester Man's Controversial Murder Case
By AMY ASH NIXON
The Hartford Courant October 16, 2000
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Fighting_For_Another's_Vindication.htm
Deception in the Interrogation Room: Sometimes Tragic for Persons With Mental Retardation and Other Developmental Disabilities" by Robert Perske (Mental Retardation. December 2000).
Copyright 2000 by the American Association on Mental Retardation (now the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; www.aaidd.org). Posted online with permission.
Check out http://aaidd.allenpress.com/pdfserv/10.1352%2F0047-6765(2000)038%3C0532:DITIRS%3E2.0.CO%3B2 or click here to download.
1997:
LookSmart's FindArticles - Unequal justice: preserving the rights of the mentally retarded in the criminal justice system.
Humanist, Nov-Dec, 1997, by Fred Pelka. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1374/is_n6_v57/ai_19989934
1996
Gloves still a mystery in Martin case. By Alex Wood. Published by the Journal Inquirer on 1-1-96.
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Gloves.htm
Stain raises numerous possibilities in Martin case. By Alex Wood. Published by the Journal Inquirer on 1-2-96. WARNING: This article contains explicit content that some readers might find disturbing.
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/Stain.htm
1995:
Journal Inquirer 5 part series “Tainted Justice" By Alex Wood, published from Monday, January 9 through January 13, 1995.
This 5 part series is an extensive analysis of the Richard Lapointe murder case.
1992:
Richard Lapointe Trial: 1992 - A Disputed Confession
http://www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com/1992.htm
Organizations
Centurion Ministries: The primary mission of Centurion Ministries is to vindicate and free from prison those who are completely innocent of the crimes for which they have been unjustly convicted and imprisoned for life or death. We also assist our clients, once they are freed, with reintegration into society on a self-reliant basis.
http://www.centurionministries.org
Truth in Justice: Truth in Justice is an educational non-profit organized to educate the public regarding the vulnerabilities in the U. S. criminal justice system that make the criminal conviction of wholly innocent persons possible. http://truthinjustice.org
NINDS Dandy-Walker Syndrome Information Page: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dandywalker/dandywalker.htm
Other:
Perske Prints:
Stunning pencil portraits by Martha Perske.
Robert Perske - founder of the Friends of Richard Lapointe
Anne Treimanis, Esq. - webmaster of www.friendsofrichardlapointe.com