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EVERY STORY COUNTS

EVERY STORY COUNTS

Wednesday, October 2, the National Registry of Exonerations marks the annual commemoration of Wrongful Conviction Day. Today, our individual exoneration databases house a combined total of over 4,000 stories of exonerations nationwide. We gather the records. We tell the stories. We count the data. We bear witness. ​
Roderick Pippen

Roderick Pippen

In 2014, Roderick Pippen was sentenced to life in prison without parole for a murder in Detroit, Michigan. He was granted a new trial, and the case was dismissed based on evidence that the only witness to implicate him had falsely accused Pippen of the crime. (Pippen pictured with his family. ​Photo: Courtesty of Katherine Marcuz)
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Keshawn Duffy

Keshawn Duffy

In 2019, Keshawn Duffy was sentenced to life in prison without parole for sexually assaulting his girlfriend's 11-year-old son in Hampton City, Virginia. He was exonerated in 2024 after the boy admitted that his accusation was false. Keshawn Duffy embraces his mother (Photo: Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)​
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Oscar Soto

Oscar Soto

In 1999, Oscar Soto pled guilty to attempted murder and was sentenced to six years in prison in Chicago, Illinois. He was exonerated in 2024 based on evidence that Detective Reynaldo Guevara, who was the lead detective, had coerced false identifications in other cases. Soto (second from left) with members of his legal team and family.​
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Garland Martin

Garland Martin

In 1999, Garland "Butch" Martin was convicted of murder in the fire deaths of his wife and two children in Midland, Texas. He was exonerated in 2024, after a re-investigation said there was no evidence that the fire was intentionally set. (Martin, center, with loved ones after his release. ​Photo: Newswest 9)
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Benjamine Spencer

Benjamine Spencer

Benjamine Spencer, of Dallas, Texas, was convicted of murder in 1987. He received a new trial and was convicted of aggravated robbery in 1988. He was exonerated in 2024, after two witnesses recanted and Spencer's legal team discovered evidence undermining the testimony of the state's key witness. (Photo: spectrumlocalnews.com)​
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