{
  "id": 12367027,
  "title": "The Key Witness Against Richard Glossip Just Returned to Court. It Didn’t Go Well.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/the-key-witness-against-richard-glossip-just-returned-to-court-it-12367027",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Intercept",
    "slug": "the-intercept-theintercept",
    "url": "https://theintercept.com/2026/10/06/justin-sneed-richard-glossip-trial/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Justin Sneed, a key witness against Richard Glossip, returned to court, and the situation did not go well. Sneed, 49, appeared gaunt and in orange prison clothing as he was escorted into the courtroom. The presence of the reporters prompted him to answer questions about the murder of Barry Van Treese. However, when he was seated in front of the jury box, his demeanor shifted, and he maintained a hollow stare while keeping his gaze on the floor. Sneed had previously admitted to killing Van Treese, his boss, in 1997 but insisted that Glossip had coerced him into committing the crime. Glossip, 63, was nearly executed for the murder that Sneed committed. This decision was based largely on Sneed's testimony, as there was little evidence connecting Glossip to the crime. In 2025, the Supreme Court vacated Glossip's conviction, concluding that it was based on false testimony and prosecutorial misconduct. The justices found that Sneed had lied on the stand, thereby undermining the state's case. Despite this, Oklahoma announced it would retry Glossip for first-degree murder, again relying on Sneed's testimony. Glossip's attorneys objected to the use of the same discredited evidence and requested the chance to put Sneed on the witness stand to assess his credibility before trial.",
  "summary": "Decades after blaming Glossip for his own actions, Justin Sneed is less credible than ever — and prosecutors know it. The post The Key Witness Against Richard Glossip Just Returned to Court. It Didn’t Go Well. appeared first on The Intercept .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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