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corroborated Atwood's story and told investigators that he and Atwood had an argument in the park about 3:00. After that, Atwood left for two hours and returned with bloodstains on his hands and clothing. Atwood told McDonald he got into a fight with a drug dealer and stabbed him. Investigators found two men who claimed Atwood spent two nights in their trailer. One of them, known as Mad Dog, claimed Atwood's clothes and hands were bloodstained, and that they had suggested Atwood get rid of his clothes. Atwood told them that he stabbed a double-crossing drug dealer.
263:, Atwood had, as described by Hoskinson's mother, "gotten married, been baptized in the Greek Orthodox Christian church, obtained two associate degrees, a bachelor's degree in English/pre-law and a master's degree in literature. He has written six books, five of which have been published. He's also working with people on the outside to create a website". He claimed that police tampered with the evidence found on his car, and that no physical evidence had been found placing Vicki in his car. His appeals for judicial re-review of his case were denied.
290:, on June 8, 2022. In his last statement, Atwood maintained his innocence and did not apologize to the family of Vicki Hoskinson. His last words were: "Thank you, precious father, for coming today and shepherding me into faith. I want to thank my beautiful wife who has loved me with everything she has. I want to thank my friends and legal team, and most of all, Jesus Christ through this unfair judicial process that led to my salvation. I pray the Lord will have mercy on all of us and that the Lord will have mercy on me."
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experts matched pink paint on the front bumper of Atwood's vehicle to the color of the paint on Vicki's bike, and traced damage to the car's gravel pan to one of the bike's pedals. Traces of nickel plating from the bumper were also found on the bike. Returning to the site where the bike was found,
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192:, where Atwood awaited a new transmission. His father copied the information and drove to a nearby payphone and reported the address to the FBI. FBI agents in Texas detained Atwood and his traveling companion, James McDonald, at the mechanic shop on September 20 and impounded the car.
114:(January 29, 1956 – June 8, 2022), was traced through witness testimony and physical evidence, which the abductor alleged in a later appeal was planted on his car. Seven months later, Vicki's remains were found in a desert area 20 miles (32 km) away and Atwood was found guilty of
139:. After 20 minutes, Carlson sent Vicki's 11-year-old sister Stephanie to look for her; Stephanie found Vicki's bicycle lying on the side of the road a few blocks away, and one block from the elementary school. Carlson placed Vicki's bicycle in her car trunk and called the
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