Earl Washington was convicted of a rape and murder in 1984 with minimal evidence against him. He ended up being sentenced to death for this crime, but continued to fight it. Eventually the innocence project started to work with him to fight for his freedom. Listen to this episode to hear his story! Sources: https://innocenceproject.org/cases/earl-washington/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3721 https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/ex-virginia-death-row-prisoner-with-strong-claim-of-innocence-get-parole-after-38-years
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Earl Washington was convicted of a rape and murder in 1984 with minimal evidence against him. He ended up being sentenced to death for this crime, but continued to fight it. Eventually the innocence project started to work with him to fight for his freedom. Listen to this episode to hear his story! Sources: https://innocenceproject.org/cases/earl-washington/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3721 https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/ex-virginia-death-row-pr...