Kirk Bloodsworth

Kirk Bloodsworth

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Kirk Noble Bloodsworth was the first American to be freed from death row as a result of exoneration by DNA fingerprinting. He was convicted of... More
Jesse Tafero

Jesse Tafero

female, deceased (1990)
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Jesse Joseph Tafero (born October 12, 1946 - died May 4, 1990), was executed via electric chair in the state of Florida for the murders of Florida... More
Kerry Max Cook

Kerry Max Cook

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Kerry Max Cook is an ex-death row inmate who was wrongly convicted for the rape and death of 21-year old Linda Jo Edwards in 1977. He was born in... More
Leo Frank

Leo Frank

male, deceased (1915)
Lynching From Atlanta From Brooklyn Leo Max Frank Wrongful convictions from New York City
Leo Max Frank (April 17, 1884 - August 17, 1915) was an American Jew, whose lynching by a mob of prominent citizens in Marietta, Georgia, in 1915... More
Chester Turner

Chester Turner

male, 42 years old
Paula Vance Brenda Bries Harbor Freeway Figueroa Street Domino’s Pizza Chester Dewayne Turner … Wrongful convictions
Chester Dewayne Turner is a convicted serial killer. He was charged with the murders of ten women in Los Angeles; on April 30, 2007, he was... More
William Hetherington Case

William Hetherington Case

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The William Hetherington case is a legal case in the State of Michigan in which William Hetherington was convicted of the blackmail of his wife... More