James Foley is a deadbeat father, recidivist drug offender, and at large killer who was later killed himself.
History[]
Foley had a long record of drug and assault charges, as well as a son name as Billy with his ex Laura Rodriguez he wasn't present for. Twelve years before, he killed a gangbanger, David Gale, in front of city hall with his accomplice Ray Gifford, but two construction workers, Bobby Campbell and Larry Martin, were wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 25-to-life each. Larry was killed in prison nine years into his sentence.
Foley was sued for child support by Laura, which he tried to avoid, until a court order pressured him to contest Billy's custody just to avoid the payment. The courts ruled for Laura, who Foley called a slut. He hated her boyfriend, Terry Fullmer, who was more of a father than Foley ever would be, and they fought in the courthouse badly enough Foley took a swing at Terry. Terry again has an altercation with Foley at his apartment when he insisted Foley be more responsive to the courts and Laura's demands.
Foley, not wanting to go to jail again, turned state's evidence to gain informant status and sell out his numerous former affiliates. One, Glenn Edwards, knew Foley was the one who snitched on him. Recalling when Foley admitted to him that he killed Gale, when he met Bobby in prison and connected the dots, he told Bobby's brother Luke Campbell. Luke, with loose availability in his private security shift, confronted Foley at his apartment, even pushing into the apartment for evidence when Foley rebuffed him. The two fought, and Luke came out on top, killing Foley by throwing his head into a TV set.
After ruling out his personal life and informant status, Edwards led the investigators to the Gale case. Bobby would be released, and the fingerprint analyst who fudged evidence to convict him, Lisa Russo, was put in prison for leaving Larry to be murdered. Gifford, who was found from his shared record with Foley, and who was doing life for a drug conviction, was identified by new forensic evidence. (L&O: "Myth of Fingerprints")