Articles tagged: wrongful convictions
Michael Morton and Sen. Rodney Ellis Aim to Improve DNA Testing Law
Michael Morton served 25 years in prison before DNA testing proved that he didn’t kill his wife. Post-conviction DNA testing has led to the exoneration of 52 ...Read More
Ed Graf Trial Ends in Guilty Plea
The jury has begun deliberating the fate of Ed Graf, a Waco man being re-tried on controversial arson charges. Graf has spent 25 years in prison. ...Read More
At Ed Graf Trial, Prosecutors Rely on Circumstantial Evidence
On day two of Ed Graf's re-trial in Waco, the prosecution began laying out its circumstantial evidence....Read More
Re-Trial of Ed Graf’s Flawed Arson Case Begins in Waco
After 25 years in prison, Ed Graf is once again on trial for a crime he likely didn’t commit....Read More
Observer Radio Episode 70: An Exonerated Man’s Search for Closure
In February, Chris Scott confronted the man whose crime put him in prison....Read More
The Arson Files: After Serving 25 Years, Ed Graf May Finally Receive New Trial
In 1988, flawed arson evidence sent Ed Graf to prison for life. He may soon be free.
Ed Graf had waited 25 years for a chance to prove his innocence, and late last week, he finally got it. ...Read More
DNA Tests Undermine Evidence in Texas Execution
New results show Claude Jones was put to death on flawed evidence.
New results show Claude Jones was put to death on flawed evidence. ...Read More
A Bloody Injustice
Warren Horinek was a vicious drunk with a history of threatening his wife. But his conviction for murdering her was based on junk science--like thousands of others.
Warren Horinek was a vicious drunk with a history of threatening his wife. But his conviction for murdering her was based on junk science--like thousands of oth...Read More
Fire and Innocence
Flawed arson evidence may have sent hundreds of innocent people to prison....Read More