Houston, TX based attorney Skip Cornelius represented a defendant who was charged with causing a fire that resulted in his brother’s death. The defendant had previously been sent to prison for murder, having burned the victim to death.

Gradoni Detectives Establish Reasonable Doubt

Investigators interviewed a number of family members who were able to cast doubt on a motive for the murder, also providing a potential suspect other than the defendant.

RESULT BASED ON INVESTIGATION: Hung Jury

Return to the May 2005 Investigator’s Newsletter

The Capital Murder by Fire Investigation