Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA - Rilegato

Junkin, Tim

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ISBN 10: 1565124197 ISBN 13: 9781565124196

Casa editrice: Algonquin Books, 2004

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The true-life story of a one one-time death row inmate describes how, in 1984, Kirk Bloodsworth was charged, convicted, and sentenced to die in the Maryland gas chamber for the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl; the second trial in which he was also convicted and sentenced to life in prison; the DNA evidence that eventually vindicated him and led to his pardon; and his tireless campaign against capital punishment.

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Charged with the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in 1984, Kirk Bloodsworth was tried, convicted, and sentenced to die in Maryland's gas chamber. Maintaining his innocence, he read everything on criminal law available in the prison library and persuaded a new lawyer to petition for the then-innovative DNA testing. After nine years in one of the harshest prisons in America, Kirk Bloodsworth became the first death row inmate exonerated by DNA evidence. He was pardoned by the governor of Maryland and has gone on to become a tireless spokesman against capital punishment. Bloodsworth's story speaks for 159 others who were wrongly convicted and have since been released, and for the thousands still in prison waiting for DNA testing.

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Book by Junkin Tim

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• Editore: Algonquin Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1565124197
• ISBN 13: 9781565124196
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 294