Help Us Free A Wrongfully Convicted Man
The Evidence
The Gun Holster
The gun holster in evidence, along with the alleged murder weapon, has the inscriptions of "TL III" and the date "7-25-73."
The Gun Trace Report
The gun trace report, run by Fresno Sheriff’s Office Detective Thomas Lean III, shows that the gun was recovered June 7, 1973 and in the possession of Det. Lean from then through February 10, 1978 (2 days after the murder).
Marlin Lewis' Jacket
Marlin Lewis' Jacket he wore on the night of the shooting.
Lewis' jacket was removed from evidence by Detective Allen Boudreau and never returned.
Expert and former Los Angeles Sheriff Roger Clark wrote in a declaration that, "Detective Boudreau probably took Marlin Lewis’ jacket because he saw the victim’s blood on it and realized that it was exculpatory for Stankewitz.”
Ardaiz and Billy's Lost Tape
Picture, taken June 1978, of Prosecutor James Ardaiz with Billy in the back of the KMart parking lot in Modesto.
The photo of Billy and Ardaiz together in the parking lot compliments Billy's statements in his declaration that Ardaiz would spend weekends with Billy to practice his false testimony.
A number of pictures were taken of other locations
Video was recorded the same day the photo of Ardaiz and Billy in the KMart parking lot was taken.
Mysteriously, the video tape taken the same day was not presented at trial because this specific video "did not work." The videotape is not in evidence.
