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Thompson murder verdict

The former business partner of land-speed record-setter Mickey Thompson was found guilty Jan. 4 of murdering the racing legend and his wife, Trudy, after a business deal collapsed 18 years ago.

A Los Angeles County jury convicted Michael Frank Goodwin, 61, of hiring two hit men to commit the murders. Neither of the gunmen has been identified in the slayings, which occurred March 16, 1988, outside Thompson's Bradbury, California, home.

Thompson, the first American to hit 400 mph in a piston-engine vehicle, set 295 speed records in ...

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