Thomas Gilbert Jr. Claims Innocence in Court TV Interview Despite 30-Years-to-Life Murder Sentence
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Updated · Fox News · May 27
Thomas Gilbert Jr. Claims Innocence in Court TV Interview Despite 30-Years-to-Life Murder Sentence
4 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 27
Nearly 10 years after the 2015 killing, Thomas Gilbert Jr. used a Court TV prison interview to insist he is innocent while serving 30 years to life for murdering his hedge-fund father.
Prosecutors said the Princeton graduate shot Thomas Gilbert Sr. in the head after a dispute over cuts to his $1,000-a-week allowance, sending his mother out to buy a Coca-Cola before trying to stage the death as a suicide.
The case against him included his mother’s 911 identification, evidence he bought the .40-caliber Glock months earlier, and prosecutors’ claim that contacting a defense lawyer afterward showed awareness of wrongdoing.
Gilbert’s renewed denial also revived debate over his mental health: doctors had diagnosed schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and OCD, but jurors rejected his insanity defense in 2019.
Justice Melissa Jackson said at sentencing that Gilbert knew exactly what he was doing, cementing a conviction that shocked Manhattan finance circles and kept him in prison nearly a decade later.
What 'missed facts' could a convicted killer reveal from prison after a decade of silence?
Could future brain scans challenge the verdict for a 'golden boy' who claimed insanity?
If a killer is severely mentally ill but not legally insane, what does justice truly mean?