Louise
A correction to where the Challenger was built. It was built in Long Beach
at his shop at 1410 Cota st.. I spent a lot of time there and watched the
development of the car, even helped a little before the Army sent me to Ft.
Lewis.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louise Ann Noeth" <lanoeth@earthlink.net>
To: "Landspeed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 12:06 PM
Subject: Mickey Thompson
> It was a long time in coming, but Mickey and Trudy's murderers may yet be
> brought to justice. Below is the latest info
>
> There is an CBS special on 48 hours in the near future. Danny Thompson
and I
> worked on the show at Speedweek, during which time Mike Goodwin, accused
of
> the murders, was brought in for a line-up.
>
> Details are developing.
>
> Be Vigilant,
>
> "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
>
> LandSpeed Productions
> Telling Stories with Words and Pictures
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> BREAKING STORY --- for immediate release, December 14, 2001
> ARREST IN MURDERS OF AUTO RACING
> GREAT MICKEY AND TRUDY THOMPSON
>
> From: Collene (Thompson) Campbell [Mickey' sister] (949) 481-7214,
> (949) 496-4647, FAX (949) 248-1619 (see e-mail below)
>
> Reference: After 13 > years there has been an arrest in the murders of
> Auto Racing Legend, Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy.
>
>
>
> DANA POINT, CA. - - - - Michael F. Goodwin, 56, was arrested
Thursday,December
> 13, for two counts of murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder
of
> auto racing legend Mickey Thompson and his wife, Trudy. The couple was
shot
> to death in the driveway outside their Bradbury, California home at 6:00
a.m.,
> March 16, 1988, as they were leaving for work. The crime has remained
> unsolved, even though Goodwin, Thompson's short-time partner, has been
looked
> upon as the primary suspect from the onset. It has long been believed
that
> Goodwin hired the shooters. Speed King Mickey Thompson was known for
holding
> more automotive speed and endurance records than any other man. In later
> years, Thompson's renowned long and grueling off-road racing events were
his
> hallmark. It now appears the homicide investigators, the Thompson family
and
> friends may have, themselves, just completed the longest and most grueling
of
> all races. The effort to bring justice for the vicious assassination
murders
> of the Thompsons has been ongoing for nearly fourteen years.
>
> Thompson's sister, Collene (Thompson) Campbell and her husband, Gary, said
> they will continue to offer a $1 Million dollar reward for information
leading
> to the arrest and conviction of all of those involved in the Thompson
> killings. Two Black men on bicycles, seen by several witnesses at the
crime
> scene, are believed to be the shooters and have not yet been identified.
> Anyone with information is requested to call the Los Angeles Sheriff's
Office
> (323) 890-5500, File number: 088-04387-0511, Fax (323) 887-1160,
Detectives M.
> Lillienfeld or P. Martinez.
>
> Thompson was known for his innovations, the development of automotive
safety
> equipment and credited with the invention of the wide oval tire. At one
time
> he held 495 land speed and endurance records, many still stand. He was
the
> first man to travel over 400 mph on land. The land speed record run was
made
> in 1960 on the Bonneville, Utah, Salt Flats in "The Challenger", a car
powered
> by four Pontiac engines, built in his backyard garage in El Monte,
> California.
>
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