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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Mickey Thompson was known in the racing world as "Mr. Speed" for setting hundreds of speed records, unofficially breaking the 400 mph speed barrier and racing more than 1 million miles in more than 10,000 races.

VIDEO Detectives in Los Angeles are optimistic they are close to cracking the 13-year-old Thompson case. CNN's Charles Feldman reports. Play video (QuickTime, Real or Windows Media)     LEGAL RESOURCES Latest Legal News Law Library FindLaw Consumer Center Select a topic Bankruptcy Discrimination Divorce Estate Planning Landlord-Tenant Personal Injury Taxes

Thompson and his wife Trudy were killed in 1988 in the driveway of their Southern California home. Authorities say two men shot the couple repeatedly and then fled on 10-speed bicycles.

The case has been unsolved for 13 years, despite a $1 million reward offered by Thompson's sister, Colleen Thompson Campbell, founder of a victims' rights organization.

New forensic techniques, however, as well as at least two new witnesses and tips from the television show "America's Most Wanted" offer Los Angeles County detectives new hope of solving the case.

Police said the new evidence pointed to Thompson's former business partner, whom they have suspected since the killings of hiring the gunmen. Goodman was arrested August 12 and released the next day.

CNN Correspondent Charles Feldman has more on the case.