On “I Didn’t Do It,” it was the story of Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton. Thompson wrongly accused Cotton of raping her in 1984, though she didn't do it on purpose. She was certain Cotton was her attacker -- and convinced two juries he was.
Cotton was sentenced to life behind bars in North Carolina in both his trial and a retrial; in the latter trial, a second victim claimed he'd raped her as well. Ronald maintained his innocence throughout.
Eleven years into his sentence, he asked for new DNA-testing technology to be used -- and was finally proven innocent and released in 1994. Investigators -- and Thompson -- were blown away by the news. She and Ronald met after his release so she could apologize, and broke down in each other’s arms.
Cotton identified the real criminal as well -- serial rapist Bobby Poole, who was his fellow inmate.
Cotton was sentenced to life behind bars in North Carolina in both his trial and a retrial; in the latter trial, a second victim claimed he'd raped her as well. Ronald maintained his innocence throughout.
Eleven years into his sentence, he asked for new DNA-testing technology to be used -- and was finally proven innocent and released in 1994. Investigators -- and Thompson -- were blown away by the news. She and Ronald met after his release so she could apologize, and broke down in each other’s arms.
Cotton identified the real criminal as well -- serial rapist Bobby Poole, who was his fellow inmate.
- 11/13/2012
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
On “I Didn't Do It,” it was the story of Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton. Thompson wrongly accused Cotton of raping her in 1984, though she didn't do it on purpose. She was certain Cotton was her attacker -- and convinced two juries he was.
Cotton was sentenced to life behind bars in North Carolina in both his trial and a retrial; in the latter trial, a second victim claimed he'd raped her as well. Ronald maintained his innocence throughout.
Eleven years into his sentence, he asked for new DNA-testing technology to be used -- and was finally proven innocent and released in 1994. Investigators -- and Thompson -- were blown away by the news. She and Ronald met after his release so she could apologize, and broke down in each other's arms.
Cotton identified the real criminal as well -- serial rapist Bobby Poole, who was his fellow inmate. Poole died...
Cotton was sentenced to life behind bars in North Carolina in both his trial and a retrial; in the latter trial, a second victim claimed he'd raped her as well. Ronald maintained his innocence throughout.
Eleven years into his sentence, he asked for new DNA-testing technology to be used -- and was finally proven innocent and released in 1994. Investigators -- and Thompson -- were blown away by the news. She and Ronald met after his release so she could apologize, and broke down in each other's arms.
Cotton identified the real criminal as well -- serial rapist Bobby Poole, who was his fellow inmate. Poole died...
- 11/13/2012
- by Jason Hughes
- Aol TV.
How good is your memory? On the night in 1984 when she was assaulted and raped in her apartment, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino thought her memory was excellent. During those agonizing 45 minutes, she concentrated on remembering her attacker's face, body and clothing. Based entirely on her identification, Ronald Cotton was mistakenly convicted of the crime and sentenced to over fifty years in prison, not once, but twice. At the second trial, the defense even brought the true perpetrator to court, but the judge would not allow the jury to consider his testimony. Cotton does look remarkably similar to the man who assaulted Thopmson-Cannino, but he was innocent. Jennifer was so certain of her identification, she did not even recognize Bobby Poole as her actual attacker when she saw him in court at the second trial.
Picking Cotton tells two sides of the same story, which took place in and around Burlington, Nc...
Picking Cotton tells two sides of the same story, which took place in and around Burlington, Nc...
- 6/15/2011
- by Tamatha Uhmelmahaye
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