Episode 223: On Friday, February 20, 1976, while on vacation in Florida OPP Corporal Donald R. Irwin, 39, a father of three from Kitchener, Ontario, went on a ride along with his good friend Florida State Trooper, Philip Black, also 39-years-old. Irwin was in civilian clothing and unarmed. At around 7:15 a.m. they checked an old Camaro parked in a rest area on I-95, north of Pompano Beach, Florida. Moments later, both officers were dead, and the five people who’d been in the Camaro had fled in Black’s cruiser. Walter Norman Rhodes Jr., 26, 29-year-old, Jesse Joseph Tafero, Sonia “Sunny” Jacobs, 28, Tafero’s wife and two children, Jacobs’ 9-year-old son, Eric, and the couple’s 10-month-old daughter, Christina, were apprehended at a road block after having kidnapped another man, and stolen his Cadillac from a retirement home after abandoning Black’s cruiser. Rhodes’ life was spared as he pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against the other two. Jacobs and Tafero were both sentenced to die in Florida’s electric chair, but was justice really served. The case eventually unravelled but not before Tafero had his date with Old Sparky in 1990.Promo: Podcast by ProxySources:21 Feb 1976, Page 1 - Fort Lauderdale News at Newspapers.comKiller of 2 Police Officers Executed in Florida - The New York TimesOntario Police Memorial Foundation — Donald R. IrwinFHP MEMORIAL — Phillip A. Black (1936-1976)In the Blink of an Eye - Essayhttps://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/i-had-nothing-the-world-i-left-no-longer-existedJesse Tafero - Case Chart - Grassroots Investigation Project by Claudia Whitman Sponsored by Equal Justice USAJesse Tafero - Case Summary - Innocence Project by Claudia Whitman sponsored by Equal Justice USAJesse Tafero - WikipediaExoneree, Center on Wrongful Convictions: Northwestern Pritzker School of LawTafero v. State, 223 So. 2d 564 | Casetext Search + CitatorJesse Tafero | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderersJesse Tafero - WikipediaJessie Joseph Tafero, Petitioner-appellant, v. Louie L. Wainwright, Respondent-appellee, 796 F.2d 1314 (11th Cir. 1986) :: JustiaHome - The Sunny CenterThe Joys of Forgiveness on Death Row | Sunny Jacobs | TEDxGalway — YouTube‘Exonerated’ blurs facts about death penalty caseFormer death row couple: ‘Life turned out beautifully’ | Family | The GuardianTIPS LEAD TO CAPTURE OF PAROLED MURDERER – Sun SentinelFugitive’s prosthetic leg gives him away | The Seattle TimesWALTER RHODES JR v. HARDEE CI WARDEN FLORIDA PAROLE COMMISSION SECRETARY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | FindLawRhodes v. Fla. Parole Comm’n, CASE NO. 8:13-cv-1424-T-36AEP | Casetext Search + CitatorPhillip Black and Donald Irwin murders 2/20/1976 Broward County, FL *Shot to death by Walter Rhodes, who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison; It is, actually, a complicated case* | Bonnie’s Blog of CrimeSunny Jacobs: Life BeyondStretch of I-95 honors 2 fallen troopers TRANSLATE with x English ArabicHebrewPolish BulgarianHindiPortuguese CatalanHmong DawRomanian Chinese SimplifiedHungarianRussian Chinese TraditionalIndonesianSlovak CzechItalianSlovenian DanishJapaneseSpanish DutchKlingonSwedish EnglishKoreanThai EstonianLatvianTurkish FinnishLithuanianUkrainian FrenchMalayUrdu GermanMalteseVietnamese GreekNorwegianWelsh Haitian CreolePersian TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOWBack EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal BackSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices