On This Date in Minnesota History: October 10

October 10, 1966 – “The United States Supreme Court ruled that it would not review the conviction of T. Eugene Thompson, a St. Paul lawyer who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the 1963 slaying of his wife. Thompson’s attorney, F. Lee Bailey, had petitioned the Supreme Court to grant a writ of certiorari to bring Thompson’s trial before the Supreme Court for review.”
Minneapolis Tribune; “High Court Denies Thompson Plea”; October 11, 1966; p.1.