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ÐSt.€€She€then€noticed€that€driver€was€signaling€for€her.€€The€driver€was€Dieter€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô.€ÏOfficer€Reid€walked€up€to€his€car.€€As€she€approached,€she€heard€him€say,€ð ðHelp€me,€my€girl.ðð€ÏWhen€she€looked€inside€the€car,€she€found€a€woman€sitting€in€the€passenger€front€seat.€€TheÏwoman,€€Ô_ÔKerstenÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKischnickÔ_Ô,€had€been€shot€once,€on€the€right€side€of€her€head€just€behind€andÏabove€her€right€ear.€€ÌÌà  àMr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€and€Ms.€Ô_ÔKischnickÔ_Ô€were€German€tourists€who€had€been€vacationing€inÏAmerica€for€nearly€a€month.€€They€had€traveled€throughout€the€Southeast,€but€had€recentlyÏreturned€to€Miami€to€catch€their€flight€back€to€Germany.€€They€had€been€life„long€companions€forÏnearly€13€years.€€Ms.€Ô_ÔKischnickÔ_Ô€worked€as€a€prostitute€in€Germany€where€prostitution€was€and€isÏlegal.ÌÌà  àOn€the€evening€of€October€25,€1987,€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€and€Ms.€Ô_ÔKischnickÔ_Ô€had€dinner€at€aÏBayside€restaurant€in€Miami.€€€They€shared€twelve€drinks€during€dinner.€€According€to€Mr.ÏÔ_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô,€they€got€lost€on€their€way€back€to€their€Miami€Beach€hotel.€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€decidedÏto€stop€and€ask€someone€on€the€street€for€directions.€€With€the€passenger€side€window€lowered,ÏMr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€pulled€the€car€up€next€to€a€black€man€to€ask€for€directions.€€The€man€said€just€aÏmoment,€walked€to€another€car,€and€then€returned€with€something€in€his€hand.€€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_ÔÏgot€scared.€€As€hit€the€accelerator€to€leave,€he€heard€an€explosion.€€He€soon€realized€that€Ô_ÔKerstenÔ_ÔÏhad€been€shot€when€he€heard€her€making€wheezing€sounds.€€When€he€reached€around€to€hold€herÏhead,€he€discovered€that€his€hand€was€covered€in€blood.€ÌÌà  àòòóóMr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€drove€wildly€through€the€streets€of€€Miami€looking€for€a€police€officer.€Ð ¨ø ÐWhen€he€finally€found€one€in€Miami€Beach,€òòóóhe€tried€to€relate€his€story€in€broken€English.€€AtÐ ”ä Ð11:30€p.m.,€he€was€placed€in€a€holding€cell€for€several€hours.€€When€he€was€removed€from€theÏholding€cell,€he€was€told€the€police€had€made€a€mistake.€€The€police€then€accompanied€him€to€hisÏhotel€room€where€they€seized€three€guns,€shoes,€his€passport,€and€the€blood„stained€clothes€heÏhad€worn€in€the€car.ÌÌà  àDuring€the€next€four€days,€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€was€asked€to€retell€his€account€over€and€over.€ÏHe€was€driven€around€by€police€and€asked€if€he€could€identify€the€spot€where€the€shootingÏhappened.€€He€was€unable€to€recognize€the€exact€location,€but€said€the€area€of€63òòrdóó€and€BiscayneÐ ô$D # ÐBlvd.€looked€familiar.€€On€October€29òòthóó,€police€secretly€taped€a€four„to„five€hour€interview€withÐ à%0!$ ÐMr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô.€€€At€the€conclusion€of€this€interview,€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€was€arrested€by€Ô_ÔATFÔ_ÔÏagents€on€federal€gun€charges.€€The€charges€alleged€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€had€violated€federal€lawÏwhen€he€purchased€the€guns€that€police€seized€from€his€hotel€room.€€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€remained€inÏcustody€until€his€federal€trial.ÌÌà  àThe€federal€gun€charges€went€to€trial€December€27,€1987.€€At€the€end€of€the€governmentððsÏcase,€the€judge€dismissed€two€of€the€three€counts€for€lack€of€evidence.€€The€jury€acquitted€Mr.ÏÔ_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€on€the€third€charge.€€When€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€walked€out€of€the€federal€courtroom€onÐ @-(, ÐDecember€30òòthóó,€Miami€Beach€detectives€were€waiting€for€him.€€He€was€arrested€and€charged€withÐ ° Ðthe€murder€of€Ms.€Ô_ÔKischnickÔ_Ô.ÌÌà  àThe€murder€charges€were€prosecuted€by€Kevin€Ô_ÔDiGregoryÔ_Ô€and€Beth€Ô_ÔSreenanÔ_Ô€of€the€DadeÏCounty€State€Attorneyððs€Office.€€A€month„long€trial€began€on€July€13,€1988.€€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_ÔÏwas€represented€by€Edward€Ô_ÔCarhartÔ_Ô.ÌÌà  àThe€Stateððs€case€was€based€on€three€parts:€€First,€the€State€introduced€evidence€that€Mr.ÏÔ_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€was€the€beneficiary€of€several€life€insurance€policies€on€Ms.€Ô_ÔKischnickÔ_Ô.€€The€StateÏargued€that€these€policies€gave€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€a€motive.€€Second,€the€State€introduced€forensicÏevidence€that€it€said€implicated€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô.€€His€hands€showed€traces€of€gunpowder€residueÏ(both€of€them€in€equal€amounts,€not€the€expected€result€unless€two€hands€are€used€to€fired€theÏgun).€€After€testing€a€blanket€that€was€found€in€the€car€three€times,€State€examiners€finally€got€aÏpositive€result€for€the€presence€of€presumptive€blood€on€the€blanket€on€which€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_ÔÏwas€sitting€at€the€time€he€asserted€Ms.€Ô_ÔKischnickÔ_Ô€was€shot€(although€the€defense€contested€notÏonly€the€validity€of€the€result,€but€also€the€probable€contamination€of€the€crime€scene€on€the€nightÏof€the€shooting).€€And€finally,€the€State€relied€on€a€jailhouse€informant€who€not€only€claimed€toÏbe€a€former€KGB€agent,€but€also€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€had€made€incriminating€statements€and€hadÏbehaved€in€an€incriminating€fashion€while€they€were€incarcerated€together.€€The€glue€that€heldÏthe€Stateððs€case€together€was€a€vicious€attack€on€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ôððs€character€because€hisÏgirlfriend€was€a€prostitute.€€This€undermined€his€testimony€when€he€was€called€to€testify€duringÏthe€defense€case.ÌÌà  àAfter€the€jury€returned€a€guilty€verdict,€a€jubilant€Beth€Ô_ÔSreenanÔ_Ô€in€a€taped€media€interviewÏexpressed€her€surprise€and€pleasure€at€the€verdict.€€The€State€then€got€a€death€recommendationÏfrom€the€jury.€€The€judge€imposed€a€sentence€of€death,€and€the€Florida€Supreme€Court€affirmedÏthe€death€sentence€during€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ôððs€direct€appeal€to€that€court.ÌÌà  àAt€a€post„conviction€hearing€held€in€1996,€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ôððs€collateral€counsel€presentedÏtwo€witnesses€who€had€observed€the€shooting.€€According€to€these€witnesses,€the€area€where€theÏshooting€happened€was€frequented€by€drug€dealers€who€waited€for€people€to€stop€and€make€drugÏbuys.€€They€saw€a€car€with€two€white€occupants€stop.€€And€they€saw€a€black€man€named€MarkÏapproach€the€car€with€a€gun.€€They€heard€a€shot€as€the€car€sped€away.€€This€was€the€same€areaÏMr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€told€police€looked€familiar.ÌÌà  àThe€judge€in€1996€did€not€overturn€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ôððs€conviction€because€he€found€theseÏtwo€witnesses€not€credible€enough€without€more€corroboration.€€The€judge€did€find,€however,Ïthat€the€original€trial€judge€had€engaged€in€improper€ex€parte€communication€with€one€of€theÏprosecutors€while€imposing€the€death€sentence€and€the€prosecutors€had€improperly€withheld€37ÏGerman€witness€statements€from€the€defense.€€As€a€result,€Mr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ôððs€death€sentence€wasÏvacated,€and€a€re„sentencing€was€ordered.€€On€appeal€to€the€Florida€Supreme€Court,€the€denial€ofÏa€new€trial€and€the€decision€granting€a€re„sentencing€were€both€affirmed.ÌÌà  àMeanwhile,€a€German€journalist,€Peter€Mueller,€began€to€investigate€the€case.€€On€AugustÏ25,€1998,€Mr.€Mueller€interviewed€a€person€by€the€name€of€Mark€Ô_ÔDugenÔ_Ô.€€During€the€interview,Ð @-(, ÐMr.€Ô_ÔDugenÔ_Ô€described€how€a€large€rental€car€with€two€white€occupants€had€stopped€on€63òòrdóó€Street,Ð ° Ðnear€Biscayne€Blvd.€€Mr.€Ô_ÔDugenÔ_Ô€was€in€the€neighborhood€selling€drugs.€€Mr.€Ô_ÔDugenÔ_Ô€assumed€theÏoccupants€of€the€car€wanted€to€purchase€drugs,€so€he€approached€the€car.€€He€noticed€that€theÏoccupants€were€wearing€lots€of€jewelry.€€They€ð ðgot€like€really€nervous€and€got€like€really€freakedÏout.ðð€€Mr.€Ô_ÔDugenÔ_Ô€decided€to€rob€them.€€He€pulled€a€gun€out.€€He€fired€a€shot€and€the€car€spedÏaway.€€On€December€10,€1998,€Peter€Muellerððs€radio€ñøññ÷ñprogramñ÷ññøññùñbroadcastñùñ€of€the€Ô_ÔDugenÔ_Ô€interview€wasÏpublished€ñúñoñúññûñiñûñn€ñüña€ñüñGerman€radioñýñ€broadcastñýñ.ÌÌà  àMr.€Mueller€continued€his€investigation€even€after€broadcasting€Mr.€Ô_ÔDugenÔ_Ôððs€confessionÏto€this€murder.€€In€2000,€he€was€able€to€locate€the€jailhouse€informant€who€had€claimed€to€be€aÏformer€KGB€agent,€Walter€Ô_ÔSmykowskiÔ_Ô.€€In€November€of€2000,€Mr.€Mueller€conducted€a€videoÏinterview€of€Mr.€Ô_ÔSmykowskiÔ_Ô€in€which€Mr.€Ô_ÔSmykowskiÔ_Ô€admitted€that€his€testimony€at€Mr.ÏÔ_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ôððs€trial€was€false.€€ÌÌà  àThereafter,€Mr.€Mueller€prepared€a€television€documentary€of€his€investigation€of€theÏÔ_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€case.€€It€was€broadcast€ñþñoñþññÿñiñÿñn€Germanññyññññ€televisionññ.ÌÌà  àMr.€Ô_ÔRiechmannÔ_Ô€has€filed€a€motion€for€a€new€trial€relying€in€part€upon€the€German€radioÏand€television€broadcasts€and€the€new€information€uncovered€by€Mr.€Mueller.