Nearly 50-years after his conviction, Florida death row inmate asks judge for new trial

Florida’s longest-serving death row inmate appeared in court Monday to seek a new trial based on new DNA evidence.

80-year-old Tommy Zeigler was wheeled into the courtroom connected to an oxygen tank, much frailer than when he was convicted in 1976 for the murders of his wife, in-laws, and a customer at his Winter Garden store.

His defense team is arguing that the new DNA evidence supports his claim of innocence…

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