Author Archives: Lonnie Soury
Posted on February 28, 2012 by Lonnie Soury
It was just a few years ago that former NYPD officer Richard Diguglielmo was released from prison after serving 11 years behind bars for depraved indifference murder, a charge prosecutors can no longer use to obtain a conviction at all costs. Richie was off … Continue reading →
Posted on September 21, 2011 by Lonnie Soury
Stop the Execution of Troy Davis We all know that innocent men have been executed in the United States. Damien Echols of the West Memphis 3 came far too close to being one of them. It has been less than … Continue reading →
Posted on August 19, 2011 by Lonnie Soury
Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley were freed today from prison after serving eighteen years in the wrongful conviction murder of three children in 1993. (see press conference). Their freedom was based upon a plea agreement with prosecutors, in … Continue reading →
Posted on June 30, 2011 by Lonnie Soury
Richard DiGuglielmo, an NYPD police officer, was convicted of depraved indifference murder in 1996 and spent 11 years in prison before his conviction was overturned in 2008. A lower court judge found that police had falsified evidence and coerced witnesses … Continue reading →
Posted on May 23, 2011 by Lonnie Soury
What do Marty Tankleff, Jeffrey Deskovic, the five men convicted in the infamous Central Park jogger case and Damien Echols have in common? A false confession that led to their convictions for murder. An article in the Memphis Commercial Appeal … Continue reading →