James Joseph Richardson, Date of Birth
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American man wrongly convicted of the murder of his seven children
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About James Joseph Richardson
- James Joseph Richardson (born December 26, 1935) is an African-American man who was convicted in 1968 for the October 1967 murders of his seven children.
- They died after eating a poisoned lunch containing the organic phosphate pesticide parathion.
- At the time of the murders, Richardson was a migrant farm worker in Arcadia, Florida living with his wife Annie Mae Richardson and the children.
- At a trial in Fort Myers, Florida, an all-white jury found him guilty of murdering the children and sentenced him to death.
- As a result of the United States Supreme Court's 1972 Furman v.
- Georgia decision finding the death penalty unconstitutional, ==Later broadcasting career== From 2002 until 2005, Richardson moved with the Serie A rights first to British Eurosport live coverage, then to Bravo TV's Football Italia Live and the return of Gazzetta Football Italia.
- Between 2007 and 2009, he co-presented Setanta Sports' The Friday Football Show and Football Matters shows with Rebecca Lowe.
- In 2011, Richardson also had a short stint on the BBC regional football programme Late Kick Off, for the South, West and South-West region.
- Prior to his move to BT Sport in August 2013, he presented ESPN's coverage of live Italian Football.
- At BT Sport he hosted live Serie A matches and the Sunday night round-up show, European Football Show, until its cancellation in 2017.
- He fronts their The UEFA Champions League goals show since BT Sport won the rights to the competition. Since 2016, together with Mark Sutherns and Jules Breach, he has hosted the Fantasy Premier League Show by Premier League Productions.
- It is also available for viewing on the Premier League website and also the Premier League Facebook Page. Richardson has also presented non-football related content and presented Bravo TV's first live PDC darts coverage alongside Dave Gorman during the 2010 European Darts Championship.
- He has also presented British Eurosport's live Tour de France cycling coverage between 2005 and 2013.
- Since 2011, Richardson has hosted the World's Strongest Man television coverage.
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