VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“I'm not even sure he was present at the murder,”
Major Leo Carroll · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Carroll testified to the Board of Pardons that he doubted Smith's guilt, as reported by the Boston Globe.
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