A database used by the New York Police Department violates state law and the Constitution, the Legal Aid Society contends in a lawsuit. Source: New York Times
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Michelle Lodzinski's Murder Conviction Dismissed in ’91 Death of Son
By Gotham Rex on December 28, 2021
Evidence didn’t support Michelle Lodzinski’s 2016 conviction for killing Timothy Wiltsey, who vanished in 1991, New Jersey’s highest court ruled. Source: New York Times
Anthony Broadwater Was Convicted of Raping Alice Sebold. Then the Case Unraveled.
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
Anthony Broadwater was exonerated in the 1981 rape of Ms. Sebold, now a best-selling author. When his lawyers saw the trial transcript, they could only wonder what took so long. Source: New York Times
Man Exonerated in Malcolm X Murder Files Lawsuit Against New York State
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2021
Muhammad A. Aziz filed the claim on Tuesday, along with a notice seeking a settlement with the city, for the toll that being “unjustly branded as a convicted murderer” for 55 years took on his life. Source: New York Times
Alice Sebold Apologizes to Man Wrongly Convicted of Raping Her
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2021
Anthony Broadwater spent 16 years in prison after the author identified him as her attacker in an assault she described in her memoir “Lucky.” Source: New York Times
Man Is Exonerated in Rape Case Described in Alice Sebold’s Memoir
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2021
Anthony J. Broadwater was convicted of the 1981 attack in Syracuse, N.Y., in a case the district attorney and a state judge agreed was flawed. Source: New York Times
Exoneration Is ‘Bittersweet’ for Men Cleared in Malcolm X’s Murder
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
An emotional crowd burst into applause in a packed Manhattan courtroom Thursday after the judge threw out the convictions of Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam. Source: New York Times
J. Edgar Hoover Hid That Malcolm X Witnesses Were F.B.I. Informants
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
Mr. Hoover, the agency’s longtime director, gave orders that led “multiple witnesses” to conceal their roles as informants, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
2 Men Convicted of Killing Malcolm X Will Be Exonerated
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2021
The 1966 convictions of the two men are expected to be thrown out after a lengthy investigation, validating long-held doubts about who killed the civil rights leader. Source: New York Times
John Artis, Convicted With Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, Dies at 75
By Gotham Rex on November 12, 2021
He was the “forgotten man” in the triple murder case that was eventually overturned and that exposed flaws in the criminal justice system. Source: New York Times
60 Cases Are Thrown Out in Queens After Misconduct by 3 NYPD Detectives
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2021
The testimony of three New York Police Department detectives in dozens of cases in Queens was called into question after they were convicted of crimes or misconduct. Source: New York Times
After Key Evidence Was Withheld, 2 Men Spent 3 Decades in Prison
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2021
Carlton Roman and Christopher Ellis were freed after judges in separate cases found that they had been unjustly convicted. Source: New York Times
How A Murder ‘Solved’ in 4 Hours Sent Grant Williams to Prison for 23 Years
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2021
Grant Williams, whose conviction was overturned on Thursday, told people in prison that they would one day see that he was innocent. “And today’s that day,” he said. Source: New York Times
They Spent 24 Years Behind Bars. Then the Case Fell Apart.
By Gotham Rex on March 5, 2021
A judge threw out the murder convictions of three New York men on Friday and admonished prosecutors for withholding evidence that cast serious doubt on their guilt. Source: New York Times
Priscilla Read Chenoweth, Who Won Freedom for a Stranger, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on March 5, 2021
She spent seven years and much of her retirement savings to prove that a teenager had been wrongly convicted of murder. Source: New York Times