After 34 years wrongly imprisoned, Rosa case fuels push to lift compensation cap
Mike Beaudet, WCVB-TV
Thomas Rosa, Jr. Exonerated After 34 Years Wrongfully Incarcerated
We’re thrilled to share that the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office has ended the prosecution of our client, Thomas Rosa, Jr., officially exonerating him of a 1985 murder he did not commit. Mr. Rosa was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for 34 years in prison.
DNA Testing Could Clear a Dead Man’s Name — and Point to a Serial Killer
Joanna Slater, National Correspondent, The Washington Post
DNA Testing Will Proceed in Shawn Tanner’s Case
One powerful step closer to the truth. The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) decided today that DNA testing of the evidence in the case of our client, Shawn Tanner, who passed away in 2022 from terminal brain cancer, can finally move forward despite opposition from the Bristol County DA’s office.
SJC will decide if state should test dead man’s DNA to possibly clear his name in 1988 murder
Sean Cotter, The Boston Globe
The Power of Truth Shall Not Be Silenced
Lisa Reilly, NEWSTALK WHMP: The Hustler Files, Ep. 139
Advocates rally for reform on Wrongful Conviction Day in Massachusetts
Mike Beaudet, WCVB-TV
Edward Wright Exonerated After 41 Years in Prison
The New England Innocence Project announces today that its client, Edward Wright, has been exonerated after being wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for more than 41 years for a 1984 Springfield murder he did not commit.
Man’s conviction in 1984 Springfield slaying overturned, Prosecutors have no intention of retrying him
Nick Stoico, The Boston Globe
Edward Wright is Free After 41 Years
On July 31, Edward Wright was freed from prison and reunited with his family after being wrongfully incarcerated for more than 41 years. Mr. Wright’s conviction was vacated in April based on findings of police and prosecutorial misconduct.
‘First steps of freedom’: Edward Wright released from prison on own recognizance
Namu Sampath, MassLive.com
Man released released after serving 4 decades in prison, decision vacated
Raegan Loughrey and Mark Gardyna, Western Mass News
Testing reveals DNA evidence in alleged wrongful conviction in New Hampshire murder case
Jason Moon, New Hampshire Public Radio
Court Overturns 1985 Springfield Murder Conviction
Edward Wright’s conviction has been overturned! Mr. Wright has been wrongfully incarcerated for more than 40 years for a murder he did not commit. Judge Jeremy Bucci granted Mr. Wright’s Motion for New Trial based on evidence of official misconduct, including withholding of exculpatory evidence and false testimony at Mr. Wright’s trial.