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Michael Morton (born August 12, 1954) is an American who was wrongfully convicted in 1987 in a Williamson County, Texas court of the 1986 murder of his wife Christine Morton. He spent nearly 25 years in prison before he was exonerated by DNA evidence which supported his claim of innocence and pointed to the crime being committed by another ...
Kerry Max Cook (born 1956) is an American former death row inmate who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for the rape and murder of 21-year-old Linda Jo Edwards in 1977. [1] On June 19, 2024, the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals determined that he was actually innocent, citing a litany of prosecutorial misconduct and errors.
The jury foreman of the case at the time of conviction said "We all felt so strongly that this was justice for Christine and that we were doing the right thing." [7] After a request from co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck, [8] John Raley took over the case pro bono along with Nina Morrison of the Innocence Project. In February ...
A wrongfully convicted Texas man who spent 34 years in prison for a killing in the 1980s was exonerated Thursday, saying that while he couldn’t get those years back, he was happy and moving ...
The Innocence Files is a 2020 American true crime documentary miniseries about wrongful convictions, and how they can affect the lives of the involved. [1] [2] The series is based upon the work of the Innocence Project, which is committed to exonerating individuals who it believes to have been wrongfully convicted.
At the age of 14, Mr Hernadez found himself arrested for a crime he did not commit and was charged with a drive-by shooting in 2006 in Culver City that killed 16-year-old Gary Ortiz.
Pages in category "American people wrongfully convicted of murder" The following 83 pages are in this category, out of 83 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
After having spent 25 years in prison for murder, José Tinajero is now a free man. ... has been living in Texas. ... more than 40 people were wrongfully convicted in cases related to the same ...