Judge Denies Thibodeau Motion for New Trial

by Steve Yablonski | March 2, 2016 11:33 pm

OSWEGO – An effort to get a new trial for Gary Thibodeau has reportedly been denied.

In 1995, Thibodeau was convicted of first-degree kidnapping for kidnapping Heidi Allen on Easter in 1994. She is still missing.

Thibodeau is serving 25 years to life in prison for Allen’s kidnapping.

His defense argued that he should be granted a new trial because new evidence implicated three other men in Allen’s disappearance.

“The evidence presented is too remote and disconnected to show that someone other than the defendant kidnapped Heidi Allen,” the court ruled.

In a statement to the media, Oswego County District Attorney Greg Oakes said, “The court’s decision is well reasoned and is supported by the law and the evidence. While I’m pleased with the decision, there’s no cause for celebration. Heidi is still missing, and her family is no closer to having her. I hope that Gary Thibodeau finds it in his heart to acknowledge his crime so that Heidi’s family can have some measure of peace.”

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