John Kevin Woodward CEO Readytech online training software company He was arrested as soon as he arrived at JFK airport in New York on Monday (July 11) following arriving from Amsterdam. netherlands and he will be sent to Mountain View, California, toOn trial for the third time in the murder of computer engineer Laurie Hootes. 25-year-old former Adobe Systems employee
Go back 30 years ago in Mountain View. California. At the time, Woodward was a roommate of his deceased boyfriend. Hoots was found dead in the car. Parked near the trash can About 1.6 km away from her office on September 5, 1992, the body had a rope wrapped around his neck. the inside of the windshield There are footprints on her toes. indicates that there is a struggle
The investigative team resolves the robbery issue. because her purse fell by her side Untouched. In no time, Woodward became the prime suspect. The police said Motivational cause for suicide is a love triangle “Woodward was openly jealous. Because of a relationship like an adulterous but unrequited with a roommate. which is her boyfriend.”
The police had the boyfriend of the deceased put on a wiretap and collect information. As he asked Woodward, Kill the Hoots? But the suspects seem to be concerned that they are being watched. asked the other what the investigators knew. Later, the Santa Clara Attorney’s Office filed charges once morest Woodward, andThe court opened two trials in the late 1990s on the basis of the evidence available at the time. But the jury might not come to a unanimous decision. (hung jury). The judge said that if the trial was to be reopened Prosecutors must present new evidence.
After the second trial Woodward has moved to the Netherlands but will continue to run Readytech as the investigative team resumes investigations in late 2020.
Although Woodward’s fingerprints were found on the outside of the deceased’s car, 30 years later forensic technology has not advanced enough to prove that. he is inside the car This time, the Santa Clara crime lab uses new DNA technology. Examine the evidence collected at the scene of the accident. In addition, the Santa Clara Identity Proof Center checks the latent finger prints. (All fingerprints at the murder scene), more than 80 traces collected at the crime scene. The result was consistent with Woodward’s fingerprint. New evidence complements existing investigation data. thus leading to the issuance of another arrest warrant.
After the CEO was arrested The Hoots family said in a statement that Laurie Anne Hootes was “loved by family and friends, but”.Her bright life was taken from us at the age of just 25. Hopefully Laurie gets justice in the end. At the same time, we would like to express our appreciation to law enforcement agencies. who refused to give up in this case
It is not clear whether Woodward will be deported across the state. or when a new trial will begin, butIf convicted He might be sentenced to life in prison.
