Killing Time

"Killing Time" chronicles the 18-year struggle of John Thompson, an innocent man wrongfully convicted of murder in 1984, as he fights for exoneration from death row in Angola Prison. Despite lacking an alibi and facing witness testimony against him, Thompson maintains his innocence, prompting lawyers Michael Banks and Gordon Cooney to take on his case. Through interviews with Thompson and his legal team, authors John Hollway and Ronald M. Gauthier expose the systemic corruption in the Louisiana justice system and the mishandling of evidence that ultimately leads to Thompson's pursuit of justice against the district attorney's office.