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Mel Ignatow (March 26 1938 – September 1 2008) was a resident of Louisville Kentucky U.S. who was accused of murdering his former girlfriend Brenda Sue Schaefer in 1988. The case was controversial because Ignatow was acquitted of the charge but photographs proving his guilt were uncovered after the trial. Under the legal principle of double jeopardy however Ignatow could not be tried a second time for the murder.