The Death of Robert Leonmore

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The interview Robert recorded with Leonmore turned out to be a key factor in the trial. Moore was initially convicted on two counts of fraud against an elder, and one count of sending a threatening letter for the purpose of extortion. The last time he appeared in the California prison system was in 2013, a three-hour misdemeanor stint.

In 1977, a mild-mannered aeronautical engineer sideswiped a parked car in Compton, CA. When he stopped his car to survey the damage, a man named Leon Moore opened the driver-side door, shoved him over, and started driving. He said, "I'm about to save your life."

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