Thomas W. Sneddon Jr.
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Thomas W Sneddon Jr. | |
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| Born | Thomas William Sneddon May 26, 1941 District Attorney of Santa Barbara County (retired) |
| Spouse | Pamela Sneddon |
| Children | 9 |
Thomas William Sneddon Jr. (May 26, 1941 – November 1, 2014) was the
Life and career
Sneddon was born in Los Angeles in 1941
From November 1969 until May 1977, Sneddon served as a Deputy District Attorney in
A father of 9 children, Sneddon was Chair of the Committee for Child Support Enforcement since its inception in 1991. He was presented with a "Director's Award" in 1995 by the California Family Support Council. A year later he was appointed co-chair of the National District Attorney's Child Support Committee and invited by the
Prosecution of Michael Jackson
His most publicized cases were his two investigations of
The second set of allegations against Jackson resulted in a
Sneddon was subject of allegations of prosecutorial misconduct over steps he took investigating Jackson, including attempting to plant a boy’s fingerprints on an exhibit by having him handle it during grand jury testimony before having a fingerprint analysis performed on it.[5][6] Despite investigating Jackson for over a decade, no evidence against him was ever found according to the FBI. [7]
In 1995 Jackson wrote a song about him, titled "D.S."; Sneddon denied ever listening to the song.[8]
Jackson reportedly kept an "enemy list" on which Sneddon appeared, along with Rabbi
Death
Sneddon died on November 1, 2014. He was 73.
References
- ^ a b c Broder, John M. (March 1, 2005). "Jackson Prosecutor Tells of Abuse and Conspiracy". The New York Times. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ "Tom Sneddon dies at 73; D.A. Best known for prosecuting Michael Jackson". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 2014.
- ^ Davis, Matthews (June 6, 2005). "Trial health problems for Jackson". BBC News Online. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ^ "Jackson cleared of child molestation". The Guardian. Associated Press. June 13, 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ^ https://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/26/spilbor.jackson.sneddon/index.html
- ^ https://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-thomson/one-of-the-most-shameful_b_610258.html
- ^ https://vault.fbi.gov/Michael%20Jackson
- ^ "In Profile:Thomas W. (Tom) Sneddon, Jr". National District Attorneys Association. February 2003. Archived from the original on January 2, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
- ^ "Uri Geller, Shmuley Boteach are on Michael Jackson's 'list of enemies'". Haaretz. September 18, 2009.
External links
- Thomas William Sneddon Jr. profile, Martindale.com; accessed November 2, 2014.
