22-Guilty Until Proven Innocent~Michael Morton Exonerated
Sometimes investigators get it really wrong. In 1986, after Michael Morton left his home in the suburbs of Austin, Texas for a regular day at work, his wife, Christine, was brutally murdered while their three-year-old son, Eric, watched. Upon returning home from work, he discovered that he was the prime suspect in her murder, due to a note he had left her that morning…six weeks later he was arrested. In 1987, he was sentenced to life in prison. Ken Anderson, the District Attorney, withheld key evidence which was later discovered by the Innocence Project. This evidence ultimately freed Michael Morton in October 2011, after he spent nearly 25 years in prison as an innocent man. DNA exonerated him and pointed to Christine’s real killer! Could his reputation and relationships be repaired after 25 years?
SOURCE MATERIALS:
Michael Morton - Innocence Project
Michael Morton - National Registry of Exonerations
How Michael Morton’s Wrongful Conviction Has Brought Others Justice | The Texas Tribune
Man who served 25 years for murder exonerated by DNA - HISTORY
Evidence of Innocence: The case of Michael Morton
Only One Prosecutor Has Ever Been Jailed for Misconduct Leading to a Wrongful Conviction
33 Startling Wrongful Convictions Statistics [2021 Update]
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