Imagine how penniless & powerless Leo Schofield felt when he read that news. Serial killer Jeremy Scott confessed to Michelle Schofield’s murder to multiple officers of the court and his cell mate. Fingerprint evidence pinpointed Scott at the scene, yet Avalon has made it clear that she will do everything in her power to prevent him from seeking freedom.
A prosecutor with bold political ambitions. An innocent man wrongfully convicted of the murder of his wife. And forensic evidence that points to a serial killer with a brutal past. USA Herald has been following this story closely, here is the latest:
Among other things, in this response the State will take position that the claims Defendant advances are procedurally barred and based on evidence inadmissible at a collateral hearing or in any retrial awarded; further, they are neither timely nor of such a character as to lead to Defendant’s acquittal in any retrial. –Victoria Avalon, Assistant State Attorney, Florida’s 10th Judicial Circuit in “State’s Response to the Court’s Order to Show Cause”, Filed January 31st, 2017
In 1988, in a case riddled with holes and relying on an “eyewitness” that has a long history of mental instability, Leo Schofield, Jr. was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife, Michelle Schofield (see USA Herald’s coverage of the story here).
