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Desert grandma

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12. Thank goodness he wasn't sentenced to death.

Reply to Calista241 (Original post)

Thu Aug 27, 2020, 02:45 PM

Aug 2020

The state of Florida is so eager to punish and execute accused people. This man deserves a huge settlement for all the years of his life that were missed as he languished in prison for a crime he did not commit. I hope he gets it.

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Man Exonerated in 1983 Rape and Murder After Almost Four Decades Behind Bars [View all] Calista241 Aug 2020 OP

Bite mark evidence has been dubious in many trials. Mike 03 Aug 2020 #1

Also bite marks can be terribly distorted because of skin elasticity, tearing. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #9

Article says the DNA was Barbara Grams and two men. The DNA of the two men didn't match DuBoise, iluvtennis Aug 2020 #2

Sorry we ruined your life. No hard feelings, eh? DavidDvorkin Aug 2020 #3

Gratitude for the work of the Innocence Project! mysteryowl Aug 2020 #4

ANYONE with credible reason to ask for DNA evidence should be able to GET it. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #5

How do you compensate someone for the theft of 37 years of his life? DFW Aug 2020 #6

They could have done a DNA test 20 years ago Bengus81 Aug 2020 #7

I hope that is changing as this picks up steam. maxsolomon Aug 2020 #8

According to End the Backlog, there are still tens of thousands of rape kits untested OnlinePoker Aug 2020 #11

Forty fucking years - based on bite marks on skin. SpankMe Aug 2020 #10

Thank goodness he wasn't sentenced to death. Desert grandma Aug 2020 #12

It would be interesting to see 1985 newspapers and the DA and prosecutors bragging up the conviction Bengus81 Aug 2020 #13