You might not remember the case of Luis Diaz. He was broadcasted on the Final Appeal section of Unsolved Mysteries. In 1980 he was convicted of being the bird road rapist. He was sentenced to life in prison. He was released last week after DNA testing proved he was not the rapist. This link has more information.http://www.sptimes.com/2005/08/04/State/After_26_years__a_fre.shtml

More proof that the man is trying to keep us down! Just kidding, he is gonna get paid!!!! Big fat checks from Jeb are sure to come his way soon. And to think Barry Sheck had something to do with this. No coment on his helping OJ...........

Damn right if I sat in the cage for 26 years all the while being innocent I'd expect some major money for the government to compensate.

I don't know about you guys, but sitting in a cage for a day is worth a lot of $$$ to me. I can't even imagine how I'd be if I sat in one for 26 years. I think I'd want the prosecutor that messed up the case to deliver my checks in person.

If that's not Dustin Hoffman, I don't know who he is.
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/08/04/images/large/A_1_1adiaz_FLJC10_0804.jpg

Yes, he does look like Dustin Hoffman. He would be perfect in a movie about this guy's life.

Yeah, Kmart sucks.

If that's not Dustin Hoffman, I don't know who he is.
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/08/04/images/large/A_1_1adiaz_FLJC10_0804.jpg

WOW!!! He sure does look like Dustisn Hoffman! :eek:

So Dustin plays him later in life, but who plays him younger?

I have no idea. I guess they can pick any guy.

Yeah, Kmart sucks.

What does Kmart have to do with this case?

That was a reference to the movie Rain Man, which starred Dustin Hoffman.

Sorry, I haven't seen that movie in 5 years. The gambling scene in the movie was great.

Yeah, Judge Wapner... Judge Wapner

Bird Road is less than a mile from where I'm typing this, while visiting my parents in Miami. That street was the cruising venue during my high school days so this case always had special significance to me.

Completely shocking prosecutors put a poor, vulnerable defendant behind bars for 25+ years with barely a hint of evidence. Gee, I wonder if they simply wanted to clear the case off their hands so they could yawn, place a checkmark on the case ledger, and make the community feel better? Nah, that never happens.

Barry Scheck was obviously on the wrong side of the truth in the Simpson case. But his body of exculpatory work via the Innocence Project is beyond remarkable.

Have anyone of you seen a documentary called "I am my own twin" and it talks abt two women, one from the U.S. and the other from London, I believe, they each were told that they couldn't have possibly given birth to their children because THEIR DNA DID NOT MATCH????. I seen this documentary three times and it is scary!!! The woman from the U.S. was told by the authorities if she had kidnapped her kids, if she had "borrowed" them and claimed they were hers. Her husband even stood by her saying those were their kids. It is a very convuluted thing to get into but it brought up the subject of DNA and how many people are in jail as we speak and submitting DNA that may show them to be "DNA innocent" when in fact they are guilty. Or how many remains of people have been found and when DNA was conducted to see if the remains were those of a particular person, it didn't match the family members. This thing is called "Chimerism". Check it out if you have a chance.

Well after watching this on Crystral's latest I am relieved that Lius Diaz is no longer in prison. Man I feel sorry for this guy, seeing him on camera saying how he lost basically his whole life. I personally hope this guy can have a good life now :(

Actually makes me angry those girls basically said "well I'm not sure this is the man but I'll say it is". **** me :angryfire

Yes I had thought of starting a thread about the Bird Road Rapist case since it is now being circulated. I too feel so sorry for him and am glad he is no longer in prison. I got the impression his wife may have left him over this (he said "I've lost my wife" and then later when he mentions having daughters and sisters he loves but doesn't mention a wife) but I'm not sure. His interview was particularly heartwrenching. I can't believe they would convict him considering all the different descriptions the various women gave.

A few side comments. Does anyone else recognize the PI interviewed in the case? She was on another UM case as well. Another little tidbit I noticed was one of the victim's (the one that seem to no longer think Diaz was the rapist) also played the mother that abducted Billy Pelletiere. She had seem confused after having a bout of encephalitis.

I sure to hell hope that Luis Diaz got enough money to set himself up for the rest of his life from the government of Florida, but he probably didn't, since the laws don't really allow for that. If I were him, I'd definitely sue at least the Dade County police department, since their detectives evidently falsified a good deal of evidence in an attempt to get a conviction.

Luis Diaz should be treated to a life of luxury at the expense of the state for as long as he lives.

I sure to hell hope that Luis Diaz got enough money to set himself up for the rest of his life from the government of Florida, but he probably didn't, since the laws don't really allow for that. If I were him, I'd definitely sue at least the Dade County police department, since their detectives evidently falsified a good deal of evidence in an attempt to get a conviction.

Luis Diaz should be treated to a life of luxury at the expense of the state for as long as he lives.

I know there was a lawsuit pertaining to the nature of his arrest. The police burst in and grabbed Diaz in front of his wife and kids loudly proclaiming that Diaz was under arrest because he was the "Bird Road Rapist". Seems as though they were suing based on emotional distress.

Well after watching this on Crystral's latest I am relieved that Lius Diaz is no longer in prison. Man I feel sorry for this guy, seeing him on camera saying how he lost basically his whole life. I personally hope this guy can have a good life now :(

Actually makes me angry those girls basically said "well I'm not sure this is the man but I'll say it is". **** me :angryfire

Dude, this thread is two years old and yet you post a comment.

Dude, this thread is two years old and yet you post a comment.

There's nothing wrong with bumping up an old post but just to clarify this segment was just recently circulated and prior to that I don't believe many posters had seen it before so thats why there was some recent discussion on the case.

If you say so. :rolleyes: By the way, who's the guy in your avatar. :confused:

By the way, who's the guy in your avatar. :confused:

Walter Rice. Its a lost heirs segment I recently acquired that apparently never aired on Lifetime.

Well, I am glad Luis Diaz was exonorated and I am glad he is out of prison and living his life in the free world.

Dude, this thread is two years old and yet you post a comment.

...and?

This thing is called "Chimerism". Check it out if you have a chance.

Yup. There was a great episode on C.S.I. Las Vegas that involved a character that was a chimera. It was difficult to prove his guilt because of his condition.

Fascinating stuff.