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Featured Case: Jeffrey Havard

In 2002, Jeffrey "Jeff" Havard was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in Mississippi for the sexual assault and murder of his girlfriend’s six-month-old...

Featured Case: Jamie Snow

Jamie Snow was convicted in 2001 for the 1991 murder of William Little, a gas station attendant in Bloomington, Illinois. Jamie is currently serving...

Featured Case: Darlie Routier

Darlie Routier was convicted in 1997 and sentenced to death in Texas for the 1996 stabbing death of her 5-year-old son Damon. Darlie's 6-year-old...

Featured Case: Brendan Dassey

Brendan Dassey was convicted in Wisconsin on March 17, 2007, of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse, and first-degree sexual assault. Dassey was...

Featured Case: Brian Peixoto

Brian Peixoto was convicted in 1996 for the murder of his girlfriend's 3-year-old son Christopher Affonso, Jr., and sentenced to life in prison in...

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Stories of Wrongful Convictions: A Making an Exoneree Documentary Showcase

Stories of Wrongful Convictions:A Making an Exoneree Documentary ShowcaseMay 2, 2023 | 7 p.m.-9 p.m. | Hybrid Event Students from Georgetown and UC Santa Cruz...

Texas death row inmate dies after December surgery for tumor

HOUSTON -- A man who had been on Texas’ death row for nearly 30 years after being convicted in the killings of his girlfriend and...

Charles Erickson released from prison after serving nearly 20 years for Kent Heitholt murder

Erickson, 38, was convicted in 2005 for the murder of Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt. He originally confessed to killing Heitholt, but...

Book Recommendation: Trial By Liar: Meredith Kercher Rudy Guede Amanda Knox Raffaele Sollecito

Amazon.com: “Is Amanda Knox innocent? How do you know?” "I was asked these questions hundreds of times over the course of a decade by friends...

Brian Peixoto case update: Back in Court!

Written by Lisa Munger, M.Ed. Advocate Friends and supporters, we are thrilled to inform you all that we are officially back in court! What is...

Snow Files Season 2 Episode 34: Andy the Juror

Andy, a juror from Susan Claycomb’s trial, joins Tam and Ray for an in-depth interview about deliberations from her trial. Jamie’s co-defendant, Susan Claycomb...

Murder in Hawaii: Why Wrongful Convictions Happen

A free 14-part documentary presented by Judges For Justice On Christmas Eve, 1991, 23-year-old Dana Ireland was run over while riding her bicycle on...