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Ronald Cotton Innocence Realized
March 23, 2009
In 1984, Jennifer Thompson was raped in her apartment. Throughout the ordeal she made meticulous mental notes about the details of her attacker. Ronald Cotton, would later be arrested, charged and convicted of the crime. However 11 years later, DNA evidence would clear Ronald. The friendship that later flourished between victim and accused is nothing short of miraculous. They have since collaborated on a New York Times Best Selling book entitled Picking Cotton.
Please click here to read a Newsweek article entitled “When Our Eyes Deceive Us” by Dahlia Lithwick that examines how our mind can play tricks on us and even the most absolute witness identification can be flawed.
For more information about Jennifer, Ronald and the case that changed their lives please click here. |
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