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Brandon Woodruff The story of a gay teen convicted of killing his parents despite a lack of evidence will be told by ABC’s ‘20/20’ DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com Dallas Voice has been following the case of Brandon Woodruff — who was convicted in 2009 of killing his parents four years earlier — for years now.
Last year the case was picked up by the Innocence Project of Texas, and on Friday, May 20), the story will be told on 20/20 on ABC at 8 p.m.
Central Time. Scott Poggensee is the private investigator who made a film called Texas Justice: Brandon Woodruff. The film details the lack of evidence in the case and suggests that Woodruff, who is gay, was convicted solely based on homophobia.
Poggensee has been championing Woodruff’s case longer than Dallas Voice has been covering it. He’s excited to see how ABC will present the story. “Any attention to the case is good exposure,” he said.
