Mark Carpenter

Thompson's defense team has argued that police zeroed in on him and didn't thoroughly vet or consider other suspects.

Thompson's defense team has argued that police zeroed in on him and didn't thoroughly vet or consider other suspects.

Thank you so much. I really appreciate you having me.

Thank you so much. I really appreciate you having me.

So Eric and Joyce, our high school sweethearts, they had been having a hard time having a baby. And so Joyce had been going to Tokohara's clinic for fertility treatment, for acupuncture. What we learned in trial is that over time, their relationship turned into something more. 5,600 direct messages exchanged between the two of them on Instagram. They say it was a sexual relationship.

So Eric and Joyce, our high school sweethearts, they had been having a hard time having a baby. And so Joyce had been going to Tokohara's clinic for fertility treatment, for acupuncture. What we learned in trial is that over time, their relationship turned into something more. 5,600 direct messages exchanged between the two of them on Instagram. They say it was a sexual relationship.

They say it was a romantic relationship.

They say it was a romantic relationship.

Yeah, that's kind of how it all came out. That summer of 2021, Eric was on another island for a business trip, and he got a notification that the door was open, and he looked at the cameras, and he saw that Joyce was meeting somebody. And then so when he came back from the island, he confronted her about it.

Yeah, that's kind of how it all came out. That summer of 2021, Eric was on another island for a business trip, and he got a notification that the door was open, and he looked at the cameras, and he saw that Joyce was meeting somebody. And then so when he came back from the island, he confronted her about it.

She admitted it. And from our understanding, the relationship ended right after. Six months later, Tokuhara was found dead at his clinic.

She admitted it. And from our understanding, the relationship ended right after. Six months later, Tokuhara was found dead at his clinic.

They're trying to portray Eric Thompson as a controlling husband. He liked to keep tabs on her at all times. And that when he found out of the affair, especially with somebody that they had gone to for something so personal, he was incensed. And he had spent six months carefully trying to plan this and make it as perfect as possible.

They're trying to portray Eric Thompson as a controlling husband. He liked to keep tabs on her at all times. And that when he found out of the affair, especially with somebody that they had gone to for something so personal, he was incensed. And he had spent six months carefully trying to plan this and make it as perfect as possible.

They say that they have video surveillance that Eric Thompson parked maybe a few streets down. had walked to John Tokuhara's clinic. You never see him actually going into the clinic, but in the area of completely disguised. He's wearing a white bucket hat, sunglasses, a mask, even one of those masks that you see during the time of COVID, gloves and long sleeves. They say he brought in a handgun.

They say that they have video surveillance that Eric Thompson parked maybe a few streets down. had walked to John Tokuhara's clinic. You never see him actually going into the clinic, but in the area of completely disguised. He's wearing a white bucket hat, sunglasses, a mask, even one of those masks that you see during the time of COVID, gloves and long sleeves. They say he brought in a handgun.

There was no fight. Shot Tokuhara three times in the face and walked right out back to his car. Now, the whole crux with all this is that The white hat that this individual was seen wearing had fallen off his head and was picked up by a homeless person. Police in the area ended up recovering this bucket hat.

There was no fight. Shot Tokuhara three times in the face and walked right out back to his car. Now, the whole crux with all this is that The white hat that this individual was seen wearing had fallen off his head and was picked up by a homeless person. Police in the area ended up recovering this bucket hat.

This hat was then tested, and they say it can't be ruled out that the DNA found on there does not belong to Eric Thompson.

This hat was then tested, and they say it can't be ruled out that the DNA found on there does not belong to Eric Thompson.