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At least 36 people were convicted and most of them spent years imprisoned. 34 convictions were overturned on appeal. Two convicts died in prison. [120] [121] [122] A documentary titled Witch Hunt was produced and released in 2007. MSNBC also did a documentary on John Stoll and the Kern County cases.
Following further challenges to their convictions, the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission became involved in their case. Between 2010 and 2014, DNA testing of crime scene evidence revealed that a completely separate man named Roscoe Artis was the actual perpetrator, while McCollum and Brown were innocent. They were both exonerated in ...
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...
Walker was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and larceny, according to the Statesville Record & Landmark. Walker was found hanging in a bathroom. The sheriff claimed she did not indicate she was suicidal, and all required checks on her were performed. Jail or Agency: Iredell County Detention Center; State: North Carolina
An Oklahoma man has been formally declared innocent after spending the longest amount of time in prison of anyone who has been wrongfully convicted in U.S. history.. Glynn Simmons has always ...
William Wellmon, North Carolina. Convicted 1942. [63] 1945 Charles Bernstein, DC. Convicted 1933. [64] 1946 Sidney Rudish, New York. Convicted 1943. [65] Morris Malinski, New York. Convicted 1943. [66] 1948 Lemuel Parrott, North Carolina. Convicted 1947. [67] 1949 Clyde Beale, West Virginia. Convicted 1926. [68]
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Law enforcement was justified in using deadly force against a gunman in North Carolina who fatally shot four officers and wounded four others in April, a prosecutor ...