William Dillon was accused of beating a man to death on a Florida beach in 1981. "I Didn't Do It" told his story, as well as that of his brother, Joe, who spent years working to clear his brother's name. Joe became a police officer while William was in jail.
Joe started digging through the evidence in the case, discovering that much of it didn’t add up. William had been convicted based almost solely on the fact that a tracking dog had allegedly picked up his sent on the victim.
Michael Pirolo, an assistant public defeder, said, "How can they put someone’s life in the hands of a dog? ... We’re talking someone’s life."
But that's just what happened. It too 27 years and advancements in DNA technology, but finally William was cleared of any involvement with the murder. And now that it turns out they didn't have the right guy after all,...
Joe started digging through the evidence in the case, discovering that much of it didn’t add up. William had been convicted based almost solely on the fact that a tracking dog had allegedly picked up his sent on the victim.
Michael Pirolo, an assistant public defeder, said, "How can they put someone’s life in the hands of a dog? ... We’re talking someone’s life."
But that's just what happened. It too 27 years and advancements in DNA technology, but finally William was cleared of any involvement with the murder. And now that it turns out they didn't have the right guy after all,...
- 12/11/2012
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
William Dillon was accused of beating a man to death on a Florida beach in 1981. "I Didn't Do It" told his story, as well as that of his brother, Joe, who spent years working to clear his brother's name. Joe became a police officer while William was in jail.
Joe started digging through the evidence in the case, discovering that much of it didn't add up. William had been convicted based almost solely on the fact that a tracking dog had allegedly picked up his sent on the victim.
Michael Pirolo, an assistant public defeder, said, "How can they put someone's life in the hands of a dog? ... We're talking someone's life."
But that's just what happened. It too 27 years and advancements in DNA technology, but finally William was cleared of any involvement with the murder. And now that it turns out they didn't have the right guy after all,...
Joe started digging through the evidence in the case, discovering that much of it didn't add up. William had been convicted based almost solely on the fact that a tracking dog had allegedly picked up his sent on the victim.
Michael Pirolo, an assistant public defeder, said, "How can they put someone's life in the hands of a dog? ... We're talking someone's life."
But that's just what happened. It too 27 years and advancements in DNA technology, but finally William was cleared of any involvement with the murder. And now that it turns out they didn't have the right guy after all,...
- 12/11/2012
- by Jason Hughes
- Aol TV.
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.
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