Leasure

"Bill Leasure did not fit the standard mold of the Los Angeles Police Department, as portrayed on Dragnet or the headlines that have branded the LAPD as a violent, racist institution in the wake of cases such as the O.J. Simpson murder trial and Rodney King affair. He was nicknamed "Mild bill" by his associates. He had a spotless personnel record, including numerous letters of praises from citizens who met him on the street and claims that he had an "easy-going personality."

However, he ended up in custody for a triple murder.
William Ernest Leasure went to trial on three counts of first-degree murder on April 15, 1991...the jury deliberated four weeks before reporting themselves hopelessly deadlocked on June 28. The final vote had been 10 to 2 for conviction on all counts.

Jury selection for Leasure's second trial began on October 31, 1991, and Bill Leasure surprised the prosecution a day later, changing his plea from 'not guilty' to 'no contest' on two negotiated counts of second degree murder, accepting a prison term of 15 years to life. At that time, it was no admission of guilt from leasure's perspective, rather, he informed the press, he had struck the bargain 'because my wife wants me to come home someday.' He will eligible for parole, along with killer cop Craig Peyer, in the year 2004."

This is what Michael said.