Other cases have been reviewed and deemed righteous convictions, including Robinson\u2019s and the 1994 murder conviction of Foster Thompson. <\/a><\/p>\n Grisly \u201893 murders of Theresa, Tommy Investigators called to the murder scene on the evening of Feb. 25, 1993, were led to the bludgeoned bodies of Theresa Jones, 27, and her 2-year-old son, Tommy Moriarty Jr.<\/p>\n The apartment was inhabited by Jones, her two children and her common-law husband, Tom Moriarty. <\/p>\n At the time, Robinson was crashing on the family\u2019s couch. Jones\u2019 kids referred to him as \u201cUncle Phil.\u201d He worked two jobs as a cab driver and construction worker. Jones\u2019 family said recently that he was a close friend of Jones and their relationship was platonic.<\/p>\n Police at the scene were met by Moriarty. He told them he discovered the victims bludgeoned to death on the bathroom floor. Moriarty informed police that Robinson\u2019s construction bag had gone missing from the home, according to Robinson\u2019s court filings.<\/p>\n Days into the investigation<\/p>\n A day after the murders, Robinson\u2019s construction bag containing a bloody hammer was discovered in an abandoned hospital on Castleton Avenue.<\/p>\n Robinson said previously that upon learning about what happened, he showed up to the 122nd Precinct stationhouse in New Dorp to clear his name.<\/p>\n The lead detective claimed in police reports and testimony, later cited in court filings, that Robinson gave incriminating statements. Robinson, however, denies these statements, and the defense argues they were never properly recorded or signed.<\/p>\n Prosecutors at trial cited a speck of blood on Robinson\u2019s sock. A DNA expert testified that genetic material found in the cells of the blood on Robinson\u2019s sock was consistent with the DNA of Thomas Moriarty Jr., according to Advance archives. There was no other physical evidence conclusively linking him to the crime scene, the defense argues.<\/p>\n In an outburst at his sentencing in 1995, Robinson inferred that Jones\u2019 common-law husband, the now-deceased Thomas Moriarty Sr., may have committed the slayings, according to Advance\/SILive.com archives.<\/p>\n Family had doubts<\/p>\n Dating back to the time of the slaying, Jones\u2019 family had doubts about whether Robinson was the killer. <\/p>\n Jones\u2019s daughter, Lizziey Bartlett, now 41 and living in Florida, recalled Moriarty as a heavy drinker who fought often with her mother. In a recent interview, she said there \u201cwere broken bones\u201d and that there were \u201cescape plans\u201d if things got too out-of-hand.<\/p>\n In the moments after the slaying, Jones\u2019 then 11-year-old sister, Franny Rozo, was walking toward the apartment, returning from a doctor\u2019s appointment.<\/p>\n \u201c(Moriarty) swung the door open and said \u2018there\u2019s a woman and baby dead,\u201d Rozo said. \u201d(Robinson) didn\u2019t do it. I know he didn\u2019t do it.”<\/p>\n Police at the time determined Moriarty\u2019s alibi checked out.<\/p>\n Court filings by the defense allege police \u201cprematurely\u201d cleared Moriarty as a suspect and argue that evidence of anger, domestic conflict, and opportunity were never fully investigated.<\/p>\n A wrongful conviction, defense argues<\/p>\n There are holes in the investigation beginning from the first minutes officers arrived, according to the defense\u2019s court filings.<\/p>\n For starters, police allowed Moriarty to walk through the crime scene before detectives arrived to see if anything was missing, court documents allege.<\/p>\n Two days after the murders, the bag and bloody hammer were found in an abandoned hospital by men who lived nearby. The lead detective directed them to search the area for the bag, rather than conducting the search himself, according to Robinson\u2019s court filings.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were multiple moves by the lead detective that don\u2019t make any sense in the grand scheme of how homicides are reliably investigated,\u201d said Henning.<\/p>\n![\"Theresa](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/X3PN7EVU7BEPRNOKYULNENFS4U.JPEG\")
Theresa Jones holding her son Tommy prior to both of them being murdered inside their Tompkinsville apartment on Feb. 25, 1993.(Courtesy of LIzziey Bartlett)<\/p>\n![\"Brook](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770325390_955_XVKWZ3LIU5GIRJH6DF5MNT27VQ.png\")
A current view of Brook Street in Tompkinsville, where Theresa Jones and her 2-year-old son Tommy were discovered bludgeoned to death on tghe evening of Feb. 25, 1993.(Google Maps)<\/p>\n![\"Thomas](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770325391_453_OD6PYEZCBNCAXNMO7NLZEJH3WU.JPEG\")
Thomas Moriarty, who was Jones’ common-law husband and Tommy’s father, met police at the crime scene on the evening of Feb. 25, 1993. (Courtesy of Lizziey Bartlett)<\/p>\n
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Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon speaks at a press conference held outside of St. Ann’s R.C. Church in Dongan Hills which was the subject of one of several recent disturbances at Catholic churches in recent weeks. Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.(Advance\/SILive.com | Jason Paderon)<\/p>\n