who he is fucking with. He is fucking dead.” Although the prosecution did not establish a direct connection between the murderers and Goodwin, the circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict him. On January 4, 2007, a jury found Goodwin guilty of two counts of murder in the death of Thompson and his wife. Goodwin was sentenced to two consecutive life-without-parole terms. A subsequent motion for a new trial was denied. In the 2015 California 2nd District Court of Appeal ruling, although no direct evidence connected Goodwin to the case, the array of circumstantial evidence was found to be "overwhelming". The two men who murdered the Thompsons have not been located. TV coverage, and its fictionalization through the television program CSI, were cited by the defense team during the murder trial as having created a "folklore" around the case, preventing a fair trial. Thompson, his wife, and his pets are interred in the Rose Hills Memorial Park, in Whittier, California. In popular culture CBS's To Tell The Truth. Appeared as a contestant in March 1962 NBC's Unsolved Mysteries Investigation Discovery's Murder Book. CBS television program 48 Hours Mystery April 28, 2007 CSI episode "Early Rollout" (2004) was based on this murder case. Awards Thompson was inducted posthumously to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 1990 Inducted to International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Thompson was ranked No. 11 on the National Hot Rod Association Top 50 Drivers, 1951–2000 Thompson was inducted posthumously to the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007, and the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2009. See also Semon Knudsen Stadium Super Trucks, a racing series inspired by Thompson's stadium off-road racing Danny Thompson, Thompson's son, also a race car driver References External links News release on documentary of the murder Trial Commentary M/T Tires Official Page Michael Goodwin profile on America's Most Wanted Murder On the Last Turn LA Weekly October 18, 2006 Lions the Greatest Drag Strip Part One at nhramuseum.org Additional sources Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone" in Hot Rod, April 2017, pp. 30–43. 1928 births 1988 deaths 1988 murders in the United States Bonneville 300 MPH Club members Brighton Speed Trials people Deaths by firearm in California Dragster drivers International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees Land speed record people Male murder victims Off-road racing drivers Sportspeople from Alhambra, California People murdered in California Racing drivers from California Racing drivers from Los Angeles