Henry Kio's Third Petition for Mercy

Henry Kio was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Anna Jane Cheney. He appealed his conviction three times before it was overturned by a court of appeal. In 2013, new laws were passed that allowed prisoners to appeal again if they had fresh and compelling evidence. Henry appointed a new legal team who managed to uncover a report that had been sitting on the government shelves for nine years. The independent review concluded there was no pathology to support the hypothesis that Anna Jane Cheney had drowned as a result of someone gripping her lower legs to force her underwater. Aplause arose from the crowd of his supporters who gathered outside when he was released after two decades behind bars.