The Zeigler vs Florida trial was not a fair one. The jury had no prior experience in law-and-order and, prosecutors lied and withheld information from Zeigler's lawyers — including the existence of a key witness. One of the female jurors who thought Zeigler innocent was harassed by other jurors into voting guilty. One of his early advocates was David Burgin, who was hired as the Orlando Sentinel's editor in 1981. Burgin said the more he looked into the case and studied court transcripts, the more he believed his newspaper had treated Zeigler unfairly. He continued to advocate for Zeigler as he moved on to other newspaper jobs through the years, but now is retired and in ill health. (Zeigler, 15)