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Hi all,

My name's Cary, I'm a criminal justice-psychology student in New York. I'm in a collective called Wrongfully Accused, which is exactly what it sounds like. Our goal is to prove people's innocence and start a conversation around wrongful convictions.

I'm putting together a paper on getting access to mental healthcare (psychiatric medications, therapy, group therapy, etc) in prison while wrongfully incarcerated. I'd love to hear from anyone on this page about their experience getting mental health treatment, what they've witnessed, or where the system could improve.

I'm hoping to work in this field after I graduate, and would be so grateful if anybody shared anything on this topic!

Thank you so much.

ST. LOUIS – Jurors we spoke with were angry about what FOX 2 revealed to them after their guilty verdict. We told them about what we had witnessed at trial when they were whisked away from the courtroom. I shared pages of notes I had transcribed from secretive hearings in the middle of the 2013 Betsy Faria murder trial.

As one juror put it, “My whole life I’ve heard ‘the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth…’ Well, that’s leaving out some of the truth.” That statement was a departure from what prosecutor Leah Askey told FOX 2 right after the verdict when she said that’s how the system works. It’s also interesting to note in this report that the jurors were suspicious of Russ Faria’s four alibi witnesses.

While the testimony of those witnesses was based on fact and backed up by cellphone evidence, it appears the jurors may have been struck by the former prosecutor’s baseless accusations about the witnesses. We might never know about those wild accusations if not for our presence in court.

I am producing a podcast on Ronnie Long, who is serving two life sentences for a rape he did not commit. I'd love to spread awareness for this case. We have to keep the public aware that not everyone in prison is guilty. This is my attempt at doing that.

Give it a listen, please.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/another-shade-of-crime/id1469667354

Georgia Innocence Project exonerees Clarence Harrison and Robert Clark are doing a live AMA over at r/IAMA. Check it out!

I follow a lot of wrongful conviction cases, but the recent conviction of Robert Pape and Cristin Smith is one of the worst, I've followed, in terms of two individuals being convicted on little more than gossip. The investigation into these murders has a lot of holes, the state's narrative doesn't match the evidence, in addition there were some concerning rulings by the judge at trial.

For those interested in investigating a case before it becomes famous, this one might be worth bookmarking. I believe that there has been a serious miscarriage of justice here. I've got a subreddit I'm lurching forward with. And I'm hoping to be able to publish more documents, but unsure of what I can and can't publish.

If you have time, please give it a look:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PinyonPinesMurders/

All feedback appreciated.

On September 24, 2024, Marcellus Williams was executed for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle after the prosecuting office that convicted him petitioned the courts to vacate his conviction.

In 2001, a woman was convicted of killing a homeless man. She allegedly cut off his penis after beating him to death, all in a meth-fueled rage.

Problems:

• She was seen 165 miles away from the crime scene when it happened.

• She left no evidence of herself at the scene, and there was no evidence of the victim in her car.

• An unknown person's DNA was found at the scene.

• Bloody footprints were found leading away from the scene in a men's shoe.

• The victim was accused of raping a woman just days prior to his death.

And much, much more...

Despite all this, she has languished in jail for 11 years. She is currently appealing her case (again) on the grounds of a new law requiring forensic evidence to be tested if new technology was developed. Some of the DNA tested at the scene could not create a full profile, though it excluded the accused. Her team wants that DNA tested using a new technique and the District Attorney is opposing it.

The Innocence Project has asked the DA to allow testing, going so far as to writing a letter saying they'll pay for the tests.

Sign the petition to help her out.

Learn more about the case.