A Ramsey County judge on Monday granted the Great North Innocence Project access to records related to an autopsy performed by embattled former Ramsey County Medical Examiner Michael McGee in a 2009 murder case. The Innocence Project, a nonprofit law firm, is reviewing the case of Michael Sontoya, who was convicted of sexual assault and […]
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‘I look forward to proving my innocence’
The criminal corruption trial of Democratic US senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey is scheduled to get under way in a Manhattan federal court Monday, with prosecutors preparing a colorful tale of a greedy politician with a fondness for gold bullion, fast cars, and almost half a million dollars in cash found hidden around his […]
Minnesota Innocence Project seeks records in murder case that hinged on embattled medical examiner’s testimony
A non-profit law firm specializing in overturning wrongful convictions is asking a Ramsey County judge to unseal records in the 2009 murder case of an Inver Grove Heights woman, citing “rising concerns of unreliable, misleading, and/or false testimony” in other cases by the medical examiner who performed the autopsy. In a court filing, lawyers for […]
Texas congressman Henry Cuellar asserts innocence amid reports of indictment
Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar on Friday said he was “innocent of these allegations” amid reports that the US Department of Justice would imminently announce his indictment. Related: Pro-Israel groups target Republican House candidate they deem antisemitic “I want to be clear that both my wife and I are innocent of these allegations. Everything I have […]
Ryan Garcia protests innocence over ‘adverse’ drugs test before Devin Haney win
Ryan Garcia protested his innocence after WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said the American boxer had returned “adverse findings” in a drugs test before last month’s shock win over Devin Haney. Garcia floored Haney three times en route to an upset majority decision victory on April 20th, although he did not claim his compatriot’s WBC light-welterweight […]
Man sues prosecutor over records. He claims they could help prove innocence in KC murder
A man claims he was wrongfully convicted in a Kansas City murder nearly two decades ago and that the prosecutor’s office continues to withhold information that could help exonerate him. William Condit was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 1995 stabbing of Charles Brown, 39. Condit, 62, is serving life without parole at a […]
Scott Peterson appears virtually in California court as LA Innocence Project takes up murder case
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — Scott Peterson appeared virtually in court on Tuesday, nearly 20 years after he was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, Laci, and dumping her body into San Francisco Bay on Christmas Eve 2002. The Los Angeles Innocence Project has taken up Peterson’s case, asking a court to order new DNA […]
Scott Peterson Back in Court After L.A. Innocence Project Claims Evidence Suggests He Didn’t Kill Wife Laci
Scott Peterson was convicted in 2004 of murdering his wife Laci and their unborn son Conner in 2002 ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com Laci Peterson and Scott Peterson Nearly two decades after Scott Peterson was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, he is returning to court seeking a new trial. On Tuesday, Peterson will appear via […]
Texas executes inmate who maintained innocence, got support from Kim Kardashian
A Texas man who argued that he was innocent and that his trial was tainted by false testimony was executed Wednesday. Ivan Cantu received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:47 p.m. local time at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas, according to the Associated Press. Cantu was convicted of the double homicide […]
My Innocence Has Been Obliterated After Learning These Awful, Creepy, And Messed Up Things
Note: Graphic content ahead including stories of murder and death. 1.In 2022, a man, Jose Rafael Solano Landaeta, used a samurai sword to decapitate his ex-girlfriend, Karino Castro, out in public in the middle of a neighborhood street. According to reports, “horrified witnesses” said they watched Castro “run for her life,” as Landaeta chased her […]
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Innocence Project takes Scott Peterson case up 21 years after wife’s murder
Two decades after Scott Peterson was sentenced to death for the murder of his pregnant wife in a high-profile trial, the Los Angeles Innocence Project said this week that it had taken up the case. The development marks a significant breakthrough for the 51-year-old, who has long maintained his innocence and has claimed he received […]