EPISODE · May 10, 2025 · 40 MIN
Genius Detective Tricks Killer Into Confessing
from True Crime & The Court of Public Opinion with Alexis Knight · host Alexis Knight | Facts First. Clarity Always.
Genius Detective Tricks Killer Into ConfessingOn November 20th, 2019, at 1:39 AM, the Michigan State Police received reports of a man down in the roadway on Cobb and Mable Streets.When responding officers arrived, what they found wasn’t a drunk man collapsed on the ground — but 54-year-old Roosevelt Thompson fighting for his life surrounded by .45 caliber shell casings.Although paramedics and first responders tried to resuscitate him, his injuries were fatal – 2 gunshot wounds to the head and one in the chest. And finding the likely killer proved to be easier than imagined because just days after an investigation was launched, cops received an anonymous tip.According to this individual, the murderer was Michael Thigpen — a convict who had served time in federal prison because of several firearm-related offenses. Now, he allegedly used a .45 caliber pistol to murder an innocent man.#policebodycams #bodycam #bodycamarrest #realbodycam #detectiveAlexis Knight True Crime & Chaos Podcast: Join the Podcast and dive deeper into the chaos of real-life crime with Alexis Knight!No fluff. No filter. Just the truth. https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-the-court-of-public-opinion-with-alexis-knight--6292057Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alexis-knight-l-facts-first-clarity-always--6292057/support.
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Genius Detective Tricks Killer Into ConfessingOn November 20th, 2019, at 1:39 AM, the Michigan State Police received reports of a man down in the roadway on Cobb and Mable Streets.When responding officers arrived, what they found wasn’t a drunk man collapsed on the ground — but 54-year-old Roosevelt Thompson fighting for his life surrounded by .45 caliber shell casings.Although paramedics and first responders tried to resuscitate him, his injuries were fatal – 2 gunshot wounds to the head and one in the chest. And finding the likely killer proved to be easier than imagined because just days after an investigation was launched, cops received an anonymous tip.According to this individual, the murderer was Michael Thigpen — a convict who had served time in federal prison because of several firearm-related offenses. Now, he allegedly used a .45 caliber pistol to murder an innocent man.#policebodycams #bodycam #bodycamarrest #realbodycam #detectiveAlexis Knight True Crime & Chaos Podcast: Join the Podcast and dive deeper into the chaos of real-life crime with Alexis Knight!No fluff. No filter. Just the truth. https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-the-court-of-public-opinion-with-alexis-knight--6292057Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alexis-knight-l-facts-first-clarity-always--6292057/support.
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