PSYC 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Forensic Pathology, Informant, Tunnel Vision
15 Nov 2016
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He falsely confessed to the crime to protect his partner but recanted the same day. Convicted of killing her 4-month old baby. Pled guilty to lesser sentence to avoid life in prison. 23 years in prison for rape and murder of gail miller. A paid informant report milgaard for cash. Police ignored solid evidence about true culprit. Inability to get parole (unable to show remorse) Loss of public faith in justice system. Wrongful liberty true culprit free to reoffend. The victim"s family sees the perpetrator exonerated. Where innocent person is convicted, the true culprit may continue to offend. Innocent project report 130 cases in which the true culprit was eventually found: 76 known sexual assaults, 33 known murders, 30 other known violent crimes. Police historically relied on prison snitches for evidence to incriminate suspect. Sophonow inquiry jailhouse informant had testified in nine other cases, heard more confessions than a priest . God-like reputation with courts, reported on hundreds of cases.
