Others took up positions where the murder victims were found. They discovered that the distance and a bad sight line through a wrought iron fence would have made it all but impossible for the witness to recognize Porter. And their test was performed not in the middle of the night when the crime occurred, but in daylight. They also noted inconsistencies in trial records. The witness testified that the murderer held the gun in his left hand.
Porter is right-handed.
They located the witness. Private investigator Paul Ciolino, who assists Protess, and one of the students confronted him. He recanted his testimony and said police had pressured him into naming Porter. They wanted to know more about what happened in the park and needed to find more witnesses. Two names had cropped up in police affidavits - Inez Jackson and her husband Alstory Simon.