Postal ‘verdict’ backs Thomas
PA Auckland “An overwhelming vote” has been received in support of Arthur Allan Thomas after last Saturday’s Edwards show on TVI. Viewers were invited to say whether the man convicted of the Crewe murders at Pukekawa in 1970 was guilty or not guilty, and whether his sentence should be quashed, or not.
The prooucer (Mr Peter Morritt) said that letters ran into thousands, and were still arriving. He thought that those who had indicated in their letters that they believed Thomas was guilty were “as low as 0.5 of 1 per cent.”
Some people had obviously made a quick decision on the strength of what they had seen and heard in the show. But at least 20 per cent of writers had put much time and thought into their response.
The final figures, and the
way viewers registered their “verdict,” will be announced on Saturday evening. Some explanation would also be given of the difference between a sentence being quashed and a pardon. One or two other points in the programme would also be clarified, Mr Morritt said.
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