Innocent Man
Book • 2006
John Grisham's 'The Innocent Man' recounts the harrowing true story of Ron Williamson, a mentally ill former baseball star from Ada, Oklahoma, who was wrongfully convicted in 1988 of the rape and murder of Debbie Carter.
Despite a lack of credible evidence, Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz were convicted through coerced confessions, unreliable witnesses, and prosecutorial misconduct.
Williamson spent 11 years on death row, coming within days of execution before DNA evidence exonerated him in 1999.
The book exposes deep flaws in the American criminal justice system, particularly in small-town Oklahoma, and raises urgent questions about the death penalty and the presumption of innocence.
Despite a lack of credible evidence, Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz were convicted through coerced confessions, unreliable witnesses, and prosecutorial misconduct.
Williamson spent 11 years on death row, coming within days of execution before DNA evidence exonerated him in 1999.
The book exposes deep flaws in the American criminal justice system, particularly in small-town Oklahoma, and raises urgent questions about the death penalty and the presumption of innocence.
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