wrongful convictions
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.
DNA Tests Undermine Evidence in Texas Execution
New results show Claude Jones was put to death on flawed evidence.
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.
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Victim of Circumstance?
Ed Graf was sentenced to life for burning his two young stepsons alive. Two decades later, science may exonerate him.
Burn Patterns
Curtis Severns is serving 27 years for an arson he almost certainly didn't commit. Sloppy fire science put him there.