Malcolm X’s family released new evidence for the investigation in a news conference Saturday. According to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the family obtained a letter written by Raymond Wood, a former undercover NYPD police officer. Wood, now deceased, stated that the NYPD forced him to lure the X’s security team into a trap and arrest them.
National Registry of Exonerations Review- Black People Are Seven Times More Likely to Be Wrongly Convicted of Murder Than White People
A review by the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE) found that black people are seven times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of murder than white people. They are also three times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of sexual assault.
Judge Finds That Woman Was Wrongfully Convicted, Frees Her After 17 Years Behind Bars
Rosa Jimenez was released on bond on January 27 after spending seventeen years behind bars for a crime she most likely did not commit.
The Case of Kevin Cooper
On June 4, 1983, a community in Chino Hills, California was rocked by the brutal murder of a family. Peggy Ryen, her husband Doug, their 11-year-old daughter Jessica, and an 11-year-old neighbor Christopher Hughes, lost their lives that night.Despite several eyewitnesses reporting seeing multiple assailants that night, authorities were fixated on one suspect, Kevin Cooper.
Trump Pardons Some Rappers, Neglects Others
In the last hours of his role as the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump pardoned prominent rap figures such as Lil Wayne, Kodak Black and Death Row Records co-founder Michael Harris. Although Trump used the last days of his presidency to pardon or commutate the prison sentences of 143 people, countless social media users have expressed their confusion over the former president’s decision to grant clemency to certain artists over others.
Trevino Speaks Out Against Wrongful Conviction
Zephaniah “Zephi” Trevino, a teenaged sex trafficking victim, appeared on Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom Wednesday to denounce the capital murder charges that she is currently facing. Trevino continues to maintain her innocence and shared her story on Jason Flom’s podcast in order to clear her name.
Robert DuBoise: Convictions Voided After 37 Years
After 37 years in prison, Robert DuBoise is finally able to walk free after a Florida judge voided his convictions in a 1983 murder case on Monday. The case involved the rape and murder of Barbara Grams, 19, who had been walking home from her job at Hot Potato (a restaurant in a defunct Tampa shopping mall) when she was attacked and beaten to death with a wood beam. Her body was found the next morning in a yard outside of a dentist office located near Hutto’s Corner, a grocery store that DuBoise frequented.
New DNA evidence proves Robert DuBoise wrongfully served 37 years for murder
He was first convicted and sentenced to death. Later it was reduced to life in prison. He never stopped trying to prove his innocence. Robert DuBoise was falsely incarcerated for 37 years for the rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in 1983.
Man Wrongfully Convicted in 1985 Murder of Fla. Teen Is Exonerated by DNA: State Attorney
After 37 years of being incarcerated for a crime he did not commit, Robert DuBoise was expected to be released from prison on Thursday, according to a press release from Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren’s office.
Richard Lapointe, Exonerated in a Murder Case, Dies at 74
Richard Lapointe, convicted on dubious evidence in 1992 of one of the more shocking murders in recent Connecticut history, fought for more than two decades for his release from prison, with a small army of supporters backing him. In 2015 he and his advocates finally succeeded.
He spent 27 years in prison for murdering two children. Now a Chinese court has found him not guilty
A Chinese man convicted of murdering two children has had his conviction overturned after serving 27 years in prison, in what has been described as one of the longest-serving miscarriages of justice in recent Chinese history.
Her DNA helped overturn a double murder conviction, hours later she was found dead
A woman whose DNA helped overturn a murder conviction on Friday was found dead hours later.
What Happened To The Law Enforcement Officers Involved In Greg Kelley’s Wrongful Conviction?
After a Texas high school football star was wrongfully convicted of being a child molester, public shame was cast upon those who helped convict him.
Officer Tied To Wrongful Conviction Of ‘Outcry’ Football Star Resigns From Force
One of the pivotal figures in the wrongful conviction of a Texas high school football star has resigned from his position — just a day after city officials asked for an investigation into his conduct.
30 years ago, he was wrongfully convicted of murder. Now police have apologized for forcing him to make a false confession
South Korean police have admitted using violence to extract a false confession from a man who spent 20 years in prison for the rape and murder of a 13-year-old.
Inside The Case Of Death Row Inmate Julius Jones And The Efforts Of Activists And NBA Stars Who Are Trying To Set Him Free
For nearly two decades Julius Jones has been sitting on Oklahoma’s death row after being convicted of killing a prominent businessman in the suburbs of Oklahoma City in 1999.
Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Spent Decades In Prison Wows Judges On ‘America’s Got Talent’
A man who spent more than 30 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit blew away the judges with his singing skills on a premiere episode of “America’s Got Talent.”
Exonerated man freed from prison, now in hotel quarantine: ‘I could watch Netflix!’
Dressed in a white T-shirt and maroon shorts, Kevin Harrington beamed as he walked out of the Macomb Correctional Facility in southern Michigan. After a few steps in the fresh air, he let go of the dolly holding his belongings and raised his hands to the sky.
‘Forgotten West Memphis Three’ doc aims to give victims of notorious crime ‘their voices back,’ host says
Bob Ruff is hopeful that one of the biggest mysteries to rock Arkansas will finally be solved.
The former fire chief, arson investigator and host of the “Truth and Justice” podcast is launching a docu-series titled “The Forgotten West Memphis Three” on Oxygen, which reexamines the 1993 murders of three 8-year-old boys: Stevie Branch, Michael Moore and Christopher Byers.
Ex-con wrongfully imprisoned for murder now helps others fight their convictions
He’s paying it forward, prison-style.