10. Collin Campbell Ross
Ross was involved one of history's most famous cases, the Gun Alley Murder, as he was tried for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old. Strands of hair were found in his home and the evidence was enough to convict him. In 1998, Dr. Bentley Atchinson found that the DNA on Ross' bed didn't match the victim's, and in 2008, Ross was finally pardoned.
9. Shawn Massey
In 1999, Massey was convicted of robbing a woman and her two children, and when questioned by prosecutors, the primary victim admitted she was not sure Massey was the suspect responsible. This evidence was withheld from the defense attorneys and would have been enough to let Massey go in 1999, but he wasn't released until 2010.
8. Rolando Cruz
On the same night ten-year old Jeanine Nicarico was found blindfolded, raped and dead in her home in 1985, Rolando Cruz was arrested for the crime. Though there was no physical evidence present, he was sentenced to death by legal injection. However, the court ordered a second trial due to an error which was followed by a third trial in 1995 that proved Cruz not guilty.
7. Alton Logan
Though his conviction in 1992 for murdering a McDonald's security officer was exonerated in 2008, Logan's trial was originally mistreated due to three witnesses who identified him as the suspect. This came before the defending attorneys of another man, Andrew Wilson, revealed that their client was the real killer and they had swore an oath to keep that a secret.
6. Michael Anthony Green
In 1983, a young female wrongly accused Green as the sole attacker of her case but 27 years later, DNA tests proved he wasn't one of the four suspects. According to reports, the victim made a false report due to pressure from law enforcement.
5. Gregory Taylor
Jacquetta Thomas was found battered to death in a hotel room in 1991 and Taylor just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. In 2007, the courts agreed; Taylor's case didn't involve DNA but an actual review of the trial process which revealed certain witnesses that were unreliable.
4. James Bain
After spending three decades in jail for kidnapping, burglary and the rape of a 9-year-old boy, Bain was finally released of a crime he didn't commit. He was jailed in 1974 despite conflicting testimonies that he was "at home with his sister" and the case wasn't re-evaluated until 2000, when Florida passes a statute to reopen cases for DNA testing.
3. Raymond Towler
Similar to Bain's case, Towler was released after DNA evidence proved he didn't assault an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy in 1981. Despite being in jail for 29 years, he did not sue the court for the allowed $1.2 million compensation, and instead, had "a pizza party".
2. Mahmood Hussein Mattan
In 1952, pawn shop owner Lily Volpert was found dead with her throat slit inside of her shop. Several hours later, Mattan was brought in on suspicion of murder and eventually found guilty despite evidence not identifying Mattan as a suspect. The trial was reopened in 1998 and the case was deemed flawed, thereby rewarding Mattan's family with 700,000 British pounds.
1. George Kelly
A botched robbery of a cinema left a manager and another worker murdered, but police had no leads until they received an anonymous letter stating Charles Connolly was "a lookout" and George Kelly was "the shooter". Despite no evidence, Connolly cracked under pressure and admitted to the crime. Kelly was executed, but he was exonerated 53 years later.
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Ross was involved one of history's most famous cases, the Gun Alley Murder, as he was tried for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old. Strands of hair were found in his home and the evidence was enough to convict him. In 1998, Dr. Bentley Atchinson found that the DNA on Ross' bed didn't match the victim's, and in 2008, Ross was finally pardoned.
9. Shawn Massey
In 1999, Massey was convicted of robbing a woman and her two children, and when questioned by prosecutors, the primary victim admitted she was not sure Massey was the suspect responsible. This evidence was withheld from the defense attorneys and would have been enough to let Massey go in 1999, but he wasn't released until 2010.
8. Rolando Cruz
On the same night ten-year old Jeanine Nicarico was found blindfolded, raped and dead in her home in 1985, Rolando Cruz was arrested for the crime. Though there was no physical evidence present, he was sentenced to death by legal injection. However, the court ordered a second trial due to an error which was followed by a third trial in 1995 that proved Cruz not guilty.
7. Alton Logan
Though his conviction in 1992 for murdering a McDonald's security officer was exonerated in 2008, Logan's trial was originally mistreated due to three witnesses who identified him as the suspect. This came before the defending attorneys of another man, Andrew Wilson, revealed that their client was the real killer and they had swore an oath to keep that a secret.
6. Michael Anthony Green
In 1983, a young female wrongly accused Green as the sole attacker of her case but 27 years later, DNA tests proved he wasn't one of the four suspects. According to reports, the victim made a false report due to pressure from law enforcement.
5. Gregory Taylor
Jacquetta Thomas was found battered to death in a hotel room in 1991 and Taylor just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. In 2007, the courts agreed; Taylor's case didn't involve DNA but an actual review of the trial process which revealed certain witnesses that were unreliable.
4. James Bain
After spending three decades in jail for kidnapping, burglary and the rape of a 9-year-old boy, Bain was finally released of a crime he didn't commit. He was jailed in 1974 despite conflicting testimonies that he was "at home with his sister" and the case wasn't re-evaluated until 2000, when Florida passes a statute to reopen cases for DNA testing.
3. Raymond Towler
Similar to Bain's case, Towler was released after DNA evidence proved he didn't assault an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy in 1981. Despite being in jail for 29 years, he did not sue the court for the allowed $1.2 million compensation, and instead, had "a pizza party".
2. Mahmood Hussein Mattan
In 1952, pawn shop owner Lily Volpert was found dead with her throat slit inside of her shop. Several hours later, Mattan was brought in on suspicion of murder and eventually found guilty despite evidence not identifying Mattan as a suspect. The trial was reopened in 1998 and the case was deemed flawed, thereby rewarding Mattan's family with 700,000 British pounds.
1. George Kelly
A botched robbery of a cinema left a manager and another worker murdered, but police had no leads until they received an anonymous letter stating Charles Connolly was "a lookout" and George Kelly was "the shooter". Despite no evidence, Connolly cracked under pressure and admitted to the crime. Kelly was executed, but he was exonerated 53 years later.
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