The three men who were convicted of murdering a man in a subway toll booth on November 26, 1995, were exonerated of the charges after pleading their innocence for 27 years.
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Yellowstone and True Crime
What does Yellowstone National Park have to do with solving crime? The history of DNA samples and PCR testing, which has been crucial to forensic scientists and detectives in identifying suspects, has a curious link to the beautiful Yellowstone National Park.
74-Year-Old Woman Exonerated After Spending 27 Years In Prison For A Crime She Didn't Commit
Last week, Joyce Watkins, 74, was exonerated after spending 27 years in prison for being wrongfully convicted of murdering her great-niece.
Tennessee woman wrongfully convicted in 4-year-old’s murder exonerated more than 30 years later
Joyce Watkins, and her boyfriend at the time, Charlie Dunn, picked up 4-year-old Brandi from a home in Kentucky on June 26, 1987, according to a report filed with the Davidson County Criminal Court. The following morning, the girl was unresponsive and Watkins rushed her to Nashville Memorial Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
Man cleared of murder after killing partner in psychotic episode after eating cannabis brownie
Jake Notman, 27, had stabbed, strangled and ran over Lauren Bloomer after eating a cannabis brownie at their home in Bingley Avenue on November 20 last year.
During a trial at Stafford Crown Court the court heard Ms Bloomer, who was a 25-year-old university student, had "recorded her own murder" on a mobile phone after searching for advice for the "bad weed trip" suffered by Notman.