Dennis and Merna Koula.
(Credit: CBS News.com Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)
Sometimes, even after a murder conviction, some see reasonable doubt that the conviction was a righteous one.
Such is the case in the murder of Dennis and Merna Koula in La Cross, Wisc, a quiet community.
Their son Eric was found guilty and is currently serving two consecutive life-sentences for the murder of the wealthy couple.
It was Eric Koula who found the body. It was Eric Koula whose alibi didn't stand up. Eric Koula was broke.
Yet as CBS News' "48 Hours" reported, there are some inconsistencies that some can't quite put aside. They include John Christophersen, a special agent at the time with the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
It was said at the trial that Eric Koula treated his father as an ATM. There was a $50,000 check that he cashed right after his parents died.
It was a check from his father. Eric Koula had forged the signature -- something he claimed to have done many times.
But, as his attorney said at the trial: "What sort of an idiot would put a check in the bank the morning after they killed their parents, knowing that bank records are easy to get?"
To some eyes, the murder seemed like a professional hit. No valuables were taken... [Read more]
by Chris Matyszczyk via CNET
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