Case History
July 18th, 2006
On July 18th, 2006, John Woodward's home was raided and searched by the Dakota County Drug Task Force in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. They were looking for two ounces of methamphetamine. They only found .22 grams...and it belonged to a third person, Ronnie Turner.
John was convicted of multiple drug crimes, largely based on the testimony of a co-defendant who had changed her story. She would later recant.
In 2010, John was still in prison fighting to get out. He had multiple angles. His attorney quit on the first day of trial and the judge forced him to represent himself. Additionally, he never had the prosecution evidence used against him. While in prison, he met Thomas Jackson- a career conman. While Jackson claimed he was trying to help John, things went "sideways".
Jackson would allege John Woodward tried to hire him to commit murder against the person John thought put him in prison- Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom.
This podcast analyzes John's claims of innocence and cover what we found...which is a web of deceit and darkness.
Tammy Haas at her high school graduation party; 1991.