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  • 014 Phillip Bivens

    Works Cited

    “Federal Lawsuit Filed against Law Enforcement in Mississippi False Confession Case.” Innocence

    Project, 18 Jan. 2013, innocenceproject.org/federal-lawsuit-filed-against-law-enforcement-in-
    mississippi-false-confession-case/. Accessed 19 July 2022.

    “Forrest County Man Faces New Rape and Murder Charges.” Https://Www.wdam.com, 6 Feb. 2012,
    www.wdam.com/story/16688871/forrest-county-man-faces-new-rape-and-murder-charges/.
    Accessed 19 July 2022.

    “Innocence Project: The Cases — Phillip Bivens.” Innocence Project, innocenceproject.org/cases/phillip-
    bivens/. Accessed 19 July 2022.

    “INNOCENCE: DNA Test Clears Three Wrongfully Convicted Inmates Who Might Have Been
    Executed.” Death Penalty Information Center, 23 Sept. 2010,

    deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/innocence-dna-test-clears-three-wrongfully-convicted-inmates-who-
    might-have-been-executed.

    “Lawyers: $16.5M Settlement for Exonerated Men.” The Dispatch, 3 Aug. 2016,
    cdispatch.com/news/2016-08-03/lawyers-16-5m-settlement-for-exonerated-men/. Accessed 19
    July 2022.
    “Man Dies Weeks after Being Cleared in 1979 Killing.” The Dispatch, 9 Nov. 2010,
    cdispatch.com/news/2010-11-09/man-dies-weeks-after-being-cleared-in-1979-killing/. Accessed
    19 July 2022.
    Mitchell, Jerry. ““Making a Murderer” Shows False Confessions Happen.” The Clarion-Ledger, 6 Jan.

    2016, www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/journeytojustice/2016/01/06/making-a-murderer-
    netflix-false-confessions/78360932/. Accessed 19 July 2022.

    “Phillip Bivens - National Registry of Exonerations.” Www.law.umich.edu, 23 Nov. 2016,
    www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3029.
    “Phillip Bivens | Mississippi Innocence Project.” Innocenceproject.olemiss.edu,
    innocenceproject.olemiss.edu/case/phillip-bivens/. Accessed 19 July 2022.
    ROBERTSON, CAMPBELL. “30 Years Later, Freedom in a Case with Tragedy for All Involved.”

    Lexington Dispatch, 17 Sept. 2010, www.the-dispatch.com/story/news/2010/09/17/30-years-later-
    freedom-in/30391758007/. Accessed 19 July 2022.

    Robertson, James. “Work in Progrss.” 27 Mar. 2011.

    Roth, Tanya. “DNA Evidence Clears 2 Men after 30 Years.” FindLaw, 20 Sept. 2010,
    www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/criminal-defense/dna-evidence-clears-2-men-after-30-years/.
    Accessed 19 July 2022.
    The Travelers Indemnity Company; the Travelers Indemnity Company of America; United States Fidelity
    and Guaranty Company, St. Paul Fire; Marine Insurance Company v. Ethel Mitchell, Executrix of
    the Estate of Phillip Bivens; the Estate of Larry Ruffin; the Estate of Bobby Ray Dixon; Laturas
    Smith; Carrie Strong. 5AD.

    51 min
  • 013 Ronald Cotton

    Works Cited

    “Case File.” Picking Cotton | a Memoir by Jennifer Thompson & Ronald Cotton with Erin
    Torneo, www.pickingcottonbook.com/case-file.
    O’Neil, Helen. “The Perfect Witness.” Death Penalty Information Center, 2001,
    deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/the-perfect-witness.
    Poptech. “Thompon & Cotton Forgive.” YouTube, 19 Jan. 2011,
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB7MrfJ7X_c. Accessed 20 Nov. 2020.
    “Ronald Cotton Celebrates 24th Exoneration Anniversary.” Innocence Project,
    innocenceproject.org/cases/ronald-cotton/.
    Thompson-Cannino, Jennifer, et al. Picking Cotton : Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption.
    New York, St. Martin’s Griffin, 2010.

    57 min
  • 012 Albert Wilson

    Works Cited

    Chin, Anthony. “The Story of Albert M. Wilson.” Medium, 7 June 2021, anthony-chin.medium.com/the-story-of-albert-m-wilson-56ea33d38548. Accessed 7 June 2022.

    Clark, Mackenzie. “Albert Wilson Files Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit 4 Months after Rape Case Is Dismissed.” The Lawrence Times, 4AD, lawrencekstimes.com/2022/04/20/albert-wilson-lawsuit/. Accessed 7 June 2022.

    ---. “Prosecutors Won’t Appeal Judge’s Decision in Albert Wilson Case + FAQs.” The Lawrence Times, Winter 3AD, lawrencekstimes.com/2021/03/24/wilson-case-faqs/. Accessed 7 June 2022.

    Kardashian, Kim. “Https://Twitter.com/Kimkardashian/Status/1269266608469315585.” Twitter, June 6AD, twitter.com/kimkardashian/status/1269266608469315585. Accessed 7 June 2022.

    Otterbourg, Ken. “Albert Wilson - National Registry of Exonerations.” Umich.edu, 2019, www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6181.

    38 min
  • 011 Geronimo Pratt

    Works Cited

    Blake, Scott. “Geronimo Pratt & Rice/Poindexter Documentary.” YouTube, 4 June 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o6zqluRonY.

    Denzel, Stephanie. “Elmer Pratt - National Registry of Exonerations.” Umich.edu, 2019, www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3549&msclkid=b0f2a886b2f311eca49a211e85ea9229. Accessed 5 Apr. 2022.

    “Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt – Centurion.” Centurion, centurion.org/cases/elmer-geronimo-pratt/?msclkid=5f6ea39cb4f811eca54698d41f5d3382. Accessed 5 Apr. 2022.

    “Elmer Geronimo Pratt Documentary by FOX 11/KTTV.” Www.youtube.com, www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVrcDBQsd2c. Accessed 5 Apr. 2022.

    Facebook, et al. “COLUMN ONE : Past Haunts Ex-Panther in New Life : Julius Butler’s Testimony Helped Convict Geronimo Pratt of Murder. Now, the First A.M.E. Church Official’s Prominence Upsets Some Who Say Butler Was an FBI Informant--a Claim He Denies.” Los Angeles Times, 24 May 1994, www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-24-mn-61623-story.html?msclkid=a7ea8604b51811eca5bcd8a6a4f712b7. Accessed 5 Apr. 2022.

    Goldman, Adam. “Band of Activists Who Eluded FBI for Years Come Forward.” Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2014, www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/band-of-activists-who-burglarized-fbi-office-in-1971-come-forward/2014/01/07/898d9e0c-77b4-11e3-8963-b4b654bcc9b2_story.html.

    Henry, Erica. “Former Black Panther Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt Dies, Attorney Says.” Www.cnn.com, 3 June 2011, www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/03/california.pratt.death/index.html?hpt=hp_t2. Accessed 5 Apr. 2022.

    Johnson, John. “Geronimo Pratt.” Change-Links, 2 July 2011, change-links.org/geronimo-pratt/#:~:text=The%20case%20of%20Geronimo%20Pratt%2C%20imprisoned%20for%20twenty-seven. Accessed 5 Apr. 2022.

    “Remembering Geronimo Pratt: 10 Things You Need to Know.” Moguldom, 23 Nov. 2019, moguldom.com/237791/remembering-geronimo-pratt-10-things-you-need-to-know/?msclkid=9131670cb51711ecacbce78a6fdcf1ac. Accessed 5 Apr. 2022.

    Whitcomb, Dan. “Framed Black Panther Spent 27 Years in Jail.” Www.hartford-Hwp.com, 23 Oct. 2000, www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/483.html. Accessed 5 Apr. 2022.

    38 min
  • 010 Rosa Jimenez

    Rosa Jimenez Works Cited

    Fazio, Marie. “‘Likely Innocent’: Judge Frees Woman Jailed 15 Years in Child’s Death.” The New York
    Times, 29 Jan. 2021, www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/rosa-jimenez-released.html?
    msclkid=3c5c8927a91411eca29d2a4e703f5bf0. Accessed 21 Mar. 2022.
    Hall 17, Michael. “After Eighteen Years behind Bars for a Crime She Didn’t Commit, Rosa Jimenez Is

    Finally Free.” Texas Monthly, 30 Jan. 2021, www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/after-eighteen-
    years-prison-for-crime-she-did-not-commit-rosa-jimenez-finally-free/?

    msclkid=3c5ddb74a91411eca16901e6742645a2. Accessed 21 Mar. 2022.
    Selby, Daniele. “A Judge Overturned Her Conviction on Her Last Birthday, but She’s Still in Prison a

    Year Later.” Innocence Project, 28 Oct. 2020, innocenceproject.org/rosa-jimenez-birthday-texas-
    wrongful-conviction/?msclkid=3c5d1106a91411eca0fdc9fd56a70376. Accessed 21 Mar. 2022.

    —. “She Wanted to Be a Mom. Wrongful Conviction Shattered Her Dream.” Innocence Project, 26 Mar.
    2021, innocenceproject.org/rosa-jimenez-motherhood-wrongful-conviction/?
    fbclid=IwAR2yPkja9j51964fzYeIWz1iMiBcSbgcKqGElH7geURnraePKE6cDHcqa0Q. Accessed
    21 Mar. 2022.

    47 min
  • 009 Lamonte McIntyre

    Works Cited

    CNN, Amanda Jackson. “A Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Spent 23 Years in Prison Will Receive $1.5 Million from the State of Kansas.” CNN, 25 Feb. 2020, www.cnn.com/2020/02/25/us/lamonte-mcintyre-mistaken-conviction-award-trnd/index.html.

    Gannon, Rebecca. “Lamonte McIntyre Speaks on ‘Bittersweet’ Freedom after 23 Years in Prison.” FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports, 15 Oct. 2017, fox4kc.com/news/lamonte-mcintyre-speaks-on-bittersweet-freedom-after-23-years-in-prison/. Accessed 8 Mar. 2022.

    “Lamonte McIntyre – Centurion.” Https://Centurion.org, centurion.org/cases/mcintyre-lamonte/. Accessed 8 Mar. 2022.

    Possley, Maurice. “Lamonte McIntyre – National Registry of Exonerations.” Umich.edu, 24 Feb. 2020, www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5216. Accessed 8 Mar. 2022.

    53 min
  • 006 Chris Williams

    Works Cited

    “A ‘Perfect Storm’ of Injustice—Death-Row Prisoner Christopher Williams Exonerated in Philadelphia Murder Case.” Death Penalty Information Center, 24 Jan. 2020, deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/a-perfect-storm-of-injustice-death-row-prisoner-christopher-williams-exonerated-in-philadelphia-murder-case. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

    Capital-Star, Special to the, et al. “Exonerated Philly Death Row Inmate Files Civil Suit against Cops, Prosecutor Who Sent Him to Prison.” Pennsylvania Capital-Star, 2 Dec. 2021, www.penncapital-star.com/criminal-justice/exonerated-philly-death-row-inmate-files-civil-suit-against-cops-prosecutor-who-sent-him-to-prison/. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

    “Christopher Williams – National Registry of Exonerations.” Umich.edu, 2019, www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5669. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

    “Christopher Williams Exonerated after 25 Years on PA’s Death Row.” Witnesstoinnocence, 10 Feb. 2021, www.witnesstoinnocence.org/single-post/christopher-williams-exonerated-after-25-years-on-pa-s-death-row. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

    “Conviction Integrity Unit.” Office of the District Attorney : City of Philadelphia, phillyda.org/safety-and-justice/investigations/conviction-integrity-unit-ciu/. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

    “Conviction Integrity Units.” Www.law.umich.edu, www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/Conviction-Integrity-Units.aspx.

    Melamed, Samantha. “Accused of 6 Murders, Philly Man Spent 25 Years on Death Row. Now, His Record Is Cleared.” Https://Www.inquirer.com, 9 Feb. 2021, www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-conviction-integrity-christopher-williams-exoneree-20210210.html. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

    —. “Philly Prosecutors Used a Jailhouse Snitch to Convict Two Men of an ’89 Triple Murder. Now, His Lies Are Unraveling.” Https://Www.inquirer.com, 8 Jan. 2020, www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-da-larry-krasner-exoneration-christopher-williams-theophalis-wilson-20200106.html&outputType=app-web-view. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

    —. “The Battle in Philly DA’s Office: Conviction Integrity Unit Report Shows Rocky Path to Reform.” Www.msn.com, 15 June 2021, www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/the-battle-in-philly-s-da-s-office-conviction-integrity-unit-report-shows-rocky-path-to-reform/ar-AAL4KJ1#:~:text=Since%20District%20Attorney%20Larry%20Krasner%20took%20office%20in. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

    59 min
  • 005 Groveland Four

    Groveland Four 

    Works Cited

    CNN, Sara Weisfeldt. “4 Black Men Exonerated More than 70 Years after Being Wrongly Accused of Raping a White Teen Girl.” CNN, 23 Nov. 2021, www.cnn.com/2021/11/22/us/groveland-four-exonerated-florida/index.html.

    Hudak, Stephen. “Groveland Four Accuser Norma Padgett Speaks Publicly for the First Time since 1952.” Orlandosentinel.com, 11 Jan. 2019, www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-ne-groveland-four-norma-padgett-testimony-20190111-story.html. Accessed 4 Jan. 2022.

    Reilly, Patrick. “‘Groveland Four’ Exonerated 72 Years after They Were Falsely Accused of Rape.” New York Post, 23 Nov. 2021, nypost.com/2021/11/22/groveland-four-exonerated-72-years-after-they-were-falsely-accused-of-rape/. Accessed 4 Jan. 2022.

    Salkowski, Keith. “The Groveland Four.” Www.pbs.org, 25 June 2018, www.pbs.org/video/the-groveland-four-uid8r2/.

    1 hr 2 min

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