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Wrongfully convicted Canadian (1952–2022)
his death, he lived in Alberta and was employed as a community support worker. Milgaard was also a public speaker who advocated for the wrongfully convicted
David_Milgaard
College Football Bowl Subdivision team; member of Atlantic Coast Conference
2013. Retrieved January 14, 2017. "Georgia Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Lawyers". Wetherington Law Firm. Archived from the original on February
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
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American former Death Row inmate
Max Cook (born 1956) is an American former death row inmate who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for the rape and murder of 21-year-old Linda
Kerry_Max_Cook
Practitioner of law
like Japan, because there are simply not enough lawyers or judges to go around. Even wrongful death cases with clear evidence of fault can drag on for
Lawyer
Canadian lawyer (1940–2017)
the inaugural issue of The Best Lawyers in Canada. He was selected to be a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and was a member of the International
Hersh_Wolch
American attorney and legal scholar
as an associate professor of law and the co-director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. An expert
Laura_Nirider
of Criminal Defence Lawyers. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010. "Canadian Cases Of Wrongful Conviction". CityNews
List of miscarriage of justice cases
List_of_miscarriage_of_justice_cases
1997 crime in Los Angeles, California, US
million wrongful death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) alleging that corrupt officers were responsible for Wallace's death. Retired
Murder of the Notorious B.I.G.
Murder_of_the_Notorious_B.I.G.
Chinese Mongol man who was wrongly executed
10 June 1996), also spelled Hugjiltu, was a Chinese Mongol man who was wrongfully executed on 10 June 1996 for the rape and murder of a woman. On 5 December
Huugjilt
Compulsory hospitalization
Claims of wrongful commitment are a common theme in the anti-psychiatry movement. In 1860, the case of Elizabeth Packard, who was wrongfully committed
Involuntary_commitment
American lawyer (born 1969)
specializes in civil rights and catastrophic personal injury cases such as wrongful death lawsuits. His firm has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Breonna
Benjamin_Crump
American attorney
the Wrongful Death Law, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Updates and Winning with the Masters, December, 1996 Overview of the Wrongful Death Law,
Gordon_McKernan
Deaths involving use of large language models
an overpass to his death. In November 2025, the Social Media Victims Law Center and Tech Justice Law Project filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI
Deaths_linked_to_chatbots
American attorney
injury lawyer who specializes in birth injury, medical malpractice, pharmaceutical class action lawsuits, catastrophic injury and wrongful death. Misny
Tim_Misny
2021 shooting in the United States Capitol
injury and possible death". Babbitt has been considered a martyr by Donald Trump and his supporters. In May 2025, a wrongful death lawsuit was settled
Killing_of_Ashli_Babbitt
Person wrongly convicted of murder in Texas
against various agencies of the State of Texas because of his arrest and wrongful conviction but received neither an apology nor a settlement. Cheryl Dee
Clarence_Brandley
This list of wrongful convictions in the United States includes people who have been legally exonerated, including people whose convictions have been overturned
List of wrongful convictions in the United States
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2013 death in Georgia, United States
and that there was no cover-up in this case. Johnson's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Lowndes County Board of Education, its superintendent
Death_of_Kendrick_Johnson
American writer and death row exoneree
American writer and storyteller who spent 22 years on death row in Pennsylvania after being wrongfully convicted of rape and murder. Yarris was exonerated
Nick_Yarris
United States wrongful death lawsuit
Vail v. Juul Labs, Inc., is a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Daniel David Wakefield's mother, Lisa Vail, on October 15, 2019 against Juul Labs. According
Vail_v._Juul_Labs,_Inc.
American law firm
represented Charles Marvin Moore of Altamonte Springs, Florida, who filed a wrongful death claim against Shoot Straight gun range in Casselberry, Florida, after
Morgan_&_Morgan
2020 death of Indian actor
family members, for abetment of suicide. He also accused them of wrongful restraint, wrongful confinement, theft, criminal breach of trust, and cheating. He
Suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput
Suicide_of_Sushant_Singh_Rajput
American man wrongfully convicted three times
Juan A. Rivera Jr. (born October 31, 1972) is an American man who was wrongfully convicted three times for the 1992 rape and murder of 11-year-old Holly
Wrongful conviction of Juan Rivera
Wrongful_conviction_of_Juan_Rivera
2009 death of American singer
felt he deserved a more severe charge. On June 25, 2010, Joe filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Murray. The lawsuit alleged that Murray repeatedly lied
Death_of_Michael_Jackson
2006 death of American assistant district attorney
journalists who have researched and reported on it. A US$105 million wrongful death lawsuit brought by Conradt's sister was settled out of court, and none
Suicide_of_Bill_Conradt
2006 death in Florida, US
suicide following an appearance on Nancy Grace. Duckett's family filed a wrongful death claim against Nancy Grace and CNN, alleging that the aggressive questioning
Death_of_Melinda_Duckett
American politician (1947–1996)
Vivian Davis Figures succeeded him in office after his death. Figures argued a wrongful death civil suit against the Ku Klux Klan for the lynching of
Michael_Figures
American wrongly convicted of murder
Michael Wayne Morton (born August 12, 1954) is an American who was wrongfully convicted in 1987 in a Williamson County, Texas court of the 1986 murder
Michael Morton (criminal justice)
Michael_Morton_(criminal_justice)
American police officer wrongfully convicted of murder (born 1964)
Indiana State Police (ISP) who spent 13 years in prison after twice being wrongfully convicted of the murders of his wife, Kimberly, and his two young children
Wrongful conviction of David Camm
Wrongful_conviction_of_David_Camm
American gang member and murder suspect (1974–1998)
Afeni Shakur filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Anderson. The legal battle was reportedly settled shortly before Anderson's death in 1998. On September
Orlando_Anderson
Black American wrongfully convicted of murder (1929–1944)
trial, and was thus wrongfully executed. Stinney is the youngest American with an exact known age confirmed to be both sentenced to death and executed in
George_Stinney
2022 death in Canton, Massachusetts, US
What a judge ruled". The Patriot Ledger. "Karen Read has new lawyers for wrongful death lawsuit filed by O'Keefe family". Boston Herald. September 16
Death_of_John_O'Keefe
American lawyer (born 1970)
– lead prosecutor on the Casey Anthony case Investigating Innocence – wrongful conviction advocacy; Baez is a founding member "Barbara Walters interview
Jose_Baez_(lawyer)
Unfair outcome in trial
of inmates awaiting execution on death row in the United States are innocent. The second method for estimating wrongful convictions involves self-report
Miscarriage_of_justice
Death of American boy in animal attack
Derkosh was rapidly torn apart and eviscerated by the dogs, and bled to death before anybody was able to reach him. Elizabeth Derkosh was accused by the
Death_of_Maddox_Derkosh
American lawyer and academic
was on the faculty from 1991. At Northwestern, Drizin taught courses on wrongful convictions and juvenile justice. He has written extensively on the topics
Steven_Drizin
2011 death in Coronado, California, United States
finding and filed a US$10 million (equivalent to $12.5 million in 2024) wrongful death lawsuit against numerous named and unnamed (listed as 50 generic "Does")
Death_of_Rebecca_Zahau
African-American man wrongfully convicted of mass murder (1935–2023)
September 16, 2023) was an African-American man who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in 1968 for the October 1967 mass murder of his seven
James_Joseph_Richardson
American man wrongfully convicted of murder and anti-death penalty activist (1948–2010)
17, 1948 – October 30, 2010) was an American man wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to death after the 1976 shooting of Dallas police officer
Randall_Dale_Adams
American lawyer and author (1929–2025)
greatest lawyers of the 20th century, and among the best trial lawyers ever. He has been described by legal scholar Richard Falk as a "lawyer par excellence"
Gerry_Spence
2016 homicide of a man in Texas police custody
found three officers liable for Timpa's wrongful death, awarding Timpa's son $1 million. The officers' lawyers had argued that the cocaine content in Timpa's
Killing_of_Tony_Timpa
American lawyer (1914–2001)
The Thin Blue Line, was wrongfully convicted in the murder of Robert Wood, a Dallas police officer. After his term and death, Wade was criticized for
Henry_Wade
This list encompasses Americans imprisoned or wrongfully detained abroad by state and non-state actors and includes both citizens of the United States
List of Americans wrongfully imprisoned or detained abroad
List_of_Americans_wrongfully_imprisoned_or_detained_abroad
American neurosurgeon (1923–1970)
29-year-old patient who bled to death internally. Sheppard resigned from the hospital staff a few months later after wrongful death suits had been filed by the
Sam_Sheppard
American woman wrongly convicted of murder
going forward. List of wrongful convictions in the United States Bovsun, Mara (June 28, 2014). "Mom wrongly jailed in daughter's death". New York Daily News
Lynn_DeJac
Indian religious leader
was acquitted of charges on 20 December 2022. Rampal was charged with wrongful confinement, murder, sedition, among other charges. In 2018, he and 26
Rampal_(spiritual_leader)
2014 manslaughter in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, US
criminal before. In August 2017, Lynn Roy filed a $4.2 million wrongful death lawsuit for the death of her son against Carter, a suit which Lynn Roy's attorney
Death_of_Conrad_Roy
American man convicted of murder and previously wrongly convicted of rape
Wisconsin who was convicted of murder in 2007. He had previously been wrongfully convicted in 1985 of sexual assault and attempted murder. After serving
Steven_Avery
American writer and activist (born 1987)
the original slander sentence, four years, in detention following her wrongful imprisonment for Kercher's murder. After returning to the United States
Amanda_Knox
American lawyer
1924 – June 12, 2012) was an American trial lawyer who was involved in personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice cases across the United
Philip_H._Corboy
2011 stabbing death in Philadelphia
their daughter's 2011 death was murder, not suicide". NBC News. NBC. Retrieved August 5, 2024. "Pa. Supreme Court to hear wrongful death case of Philadelphia
Death_of_Ellen_Greenberg
2023 death in New York City, U.S.
criminally negligent homicide. A wrongful death suit by Neely's father remained pending as of September 2025[update]. Neely's death and Penny's acquittal sparked
Killing_of_Jordan_Neely
execution Death row Miscarriage of justice List of death row inmates in the United States List of women on death row in the United States List of wrongful convictions
List of exonerated death row inmates
List_of_exonerated_death_row_inmates
are the 32 people who died in custody ICE Freedom of Information Act library Deaths at adult detention centres American Immigration Lawyers Association.
List of deaths in ICE detention
List_of_deaths_in_ICE_detention
Australian public servant
is a former public servant from Canberra, Australia. In 1995, he was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner
David Eastman (wrongful conviction)
David_Eastman_(wrongful_conviction)
2015 death of a woman in Texas police custody
of Public Safety (DPS). In September 2016, Bland's mother settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the county jail and police department for $1.9 million
Death_of_Sandra_Bland
American murder case
Wrongful Death Suit". NBC29 TV News. July 24, 2013. "George Huguely Case Pushed Back to July 2018". SERVEN, RUTH. "Love family drops wrongful death lawsuit
Murder_of_Yeardley_Love
English woman falsely convicted of murder
witnesses, police or lawyers. The evidence was unearthed by Clark's husband from hospital records obtained by the divorce lawyer Marilyn Stowe, who provided
Sally_Clark
Australian wrongly convicted of murder
Western Australian man who was wrongfully convicted of wilful murder in 1961 and sentenced to death by hanging. The death sentence was commuted to life
Darryl_Beamish
British man wrongly convicted of murder (born 1960)
retrial, he was acquitted on 1 August 2008. His claims for compensation for wrongful imprisonment have been dismissed, on the grounds that a reasonable first
Barry_George
Wrongfully executed intellectually disabled man
– January 6, 1939) was an American man who was falsely convicted and wrongfully executed for the 1936 rape and murder of Dorothy Drain, a 15-year-old
Joe_Arridy
American murderer (1943–2022)
of multiple special charges. His lawyers promised to pursue "all avenues of appeal." On September 24, Durst's lawyers filed a motion with Windham to request
Robert_Durst
American exonerated men
November 24, 1967) are two African American men who were wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for a murder they did not commit. McCollum and Brown
Henry_McCollum_and_Leon_Brown
American lacrosse player and coach (1967–2001)
"Landmark Ruling Recognizes Sharon Smith's Constitutional Right to File Wrongful Death Suit". National Center for Lesbian Rights. July 27, 2001. Retrieved
Death_of_Diane_Whipple
American fraudster and harlot (1956–2001)
guilty of the crimes. Seven months later, Blake was found liable in a wrongful death lawsuit brought against him by Bakley's sister. Officially, Bakley's
Bonny_Lee_Bakley
have died in acts of violence, ex-cons, lawyers, educators and activists from the Texas After Violence Project Faces of Death Row, by the Texas Tribune
Capital_punishment_in_Texas
American lawyer (born 1947)
American trial lawyer in Texas. His firm made its name handling plaintiff's litigation, representing clients suing for wrongful death and personal injuries
Albert_Lee_Giddens
2017 death of an American teenager
Investigation into Kenneka Jenkins' Death", Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 26, 2019. Keilman, John (December 19, 2018) "Lawyer Claims Kenneka Jenkins Might
Death_of_Kenneka_Jenkins
Americans wrongly convicted of murder
Police and prosecutorial misconduct put Verneal Jimerson on death row". Center on Wrongful Convictions: Bluhm Legal Clinic. Northwestern University Pritzker
The_Ford_Heights_Four
Unsolved 2006 murder in the United States
Wone's killing. In November 2008 his widow, Katherine Wone, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Price, Zaborsky and Ward; the suit was settled on August
Murder_of_Robert_Eric_Wone
Incidents organized by attraction
course on bid to block wrongful death lawsuit by widower who had Disney+". CNN. Retrieved August 20, 2024. "Dad chokes to death at Disney restaurant in
List of incidents at Walt Disney World
List_of_incidents_at_Walt_Disney_World
American football player and murderer (1989–2017)
ruling; however, their attorney did not believe it would affect the wrongful death civil suit which the family had filed. The appeal was heard by the Massachusetts
Aaron_Hernandez
2021 crime in Wyoming, US
the Missing and the Gabby Petito Foundation. On November 17, 2022, a wrongful death claim brought by Petito's estate against Laundrie's estate resulted
Killing_of_Gabby_Petito
to pay him $5 million in compensation, the largest nominal payout for wrongful conviction in New Zealand history. Easton and his two teenage sons were
Wrongful conviction of Alan Hall
Wrongful_conviction_of_Alan_Hall
2018 murder case in Dallas, Texas, US
on appeal twice in 2021. In November 2024, she was found liable in a wrongful death lawsuit for killing Jean and was ordered to pay Jean's family $98.65
Murder_of_Botham_Jean
American lawyer and professor (born 1946)
Griffin death penalty case. Gross is the editor of the National Registry of Exonerations project. Samuel Gross has been leading a team of lawyers in statistics
Samuel_R._Gross
2019 boat crash in Beaufort, South Carolina
Joe. "Family of Murdaugh boat crash victim Mallory Beach gets $15M in wrongful death settlement". New York Post. Retrieved November 25, 2023. Monk, John;
Death_of_Mallory_Beach
Samoan fashion designer (1985–2025)
investigation into his death was ongoing. Ah Loo's widow later pursued a wrongful death claim through Parker & McConkie Personal Injury Lawyers. Ah Loo was the
Afa_Ah_Loo
1979 missing-person case
Julie Patz filed a lawsuit against Ramos in New York state court for wrongful death, but Ramos refused to answer questions under oath. In 2004, the court
Disappearance_of_Etan_Patz
2023 Hong Kong murder case
"doting parent who spoiled her child" by not intervening in Alex Kwong's wrongful actions, helping him to abscond and never took the effort to correct his
Murder_of_Abby_Choi
American wrongly convicted of murder (1941–2013)
years on Alabama's death row, the Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the lower court decision and ruled that he had been wrongfully convicted. The controversial
Walter_McMillian
South Korean television drama
deprecated archival service (link) "New drama in June Scandal: a Shocking and Wrongful Incident". MBC Global Media. May 29, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013. "It's
The_Scandal_(2013_TV_series)
Mass shooting in Ohio, U.S.
the families of the three deceased students and Nick Walczak filed a wrongful death suit in Lake County against the Chardon School District and Lake Academy
2012 Chardon High School shooting
2012_Chardon_High_School_shooting
American writer and lawyer (born 1955)
the Death Penalty; and Lawyers 'Polluting Their Own Profession'". ABA Journal. Crawford, Melanie L. "A Losing Battle With The 'Machinery Of Death': The
John_Grisham
American legal non-profit (founded 1992)
related to the causes of wrongful convictions. Some of the Innocence Project's successes have resulted in releasing people from death row. The successes of
Innocence_Project
Execution method
execution and sent out a fact-finding questionnaire to government officials, lawyers, and medical experts all around the state asking for their opinion. A slight
Electric_chair
have repealed the death penalty. Illinois halted executions in 2000 after 13 death-row prisoners were found to have been wrongfully convicted. In 2003
Capital punishment in the United States
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Inquiry in Ontario, Canada to address a wrongful conviction
Canada's most famous wrongful conviction cases. The inquiry led to significant alterations of how police investigated murders in Canada. Lawyer Bruce MacFarlane
Kaufman_Report
American victim of wrongful conviction
Glynn Ray Simmons is an American man who was wrongfully convicted in the U.S. state of Oklahoma in 1975 of the 1974 murder of Carolyn Sue Rogers. After
Glynn_Simmons
American lawyer
Criminal Defense, Homicide and Narcotic cases, Commercial Litigation, and Wrongful Death cases.[citation needed] In 2001, Waldron represented Robert Durst, a
John_Waldron_(lawyer)
Team of lawyers who represented O. J. Simpson
The "Dream Team" was the team of trial lawyers that represented American athlete O. J. Simpson in his 1995 trial for the alleged murders of his former
Dream_Team_(law)
American radio journalist
Bio". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-22. Wrongful Conviction: A Call to Action Kennedy, Dan, "Dan Rea replaces Paul Sullivan"
Dan_Rea
American television series (1968-1972)
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (or The Lawyers) is an American legal drama that aired for three seasons on NBC from September 1968 through February 1972.
The_Bold_Ones:_The_Lawyers
1980 double murder in Phoenix, Arizona
Cruz's lawyers blamed Ron Lukezic for being the mastermind of the murders, as he became the sole owner of the printing business after William's death, however
Murders of William Redmond and Helen Phelps
Murders_of_William_Redmond_and_Helen_Phelps
American lawyer and social justice activist (born 1959)
over 130 people from the death penalty. In addition, it has represented poor people, defended people on appeal, overturned wrongful convictions, and worked
Bryan_Stevenson
(May 13, 2025). "Lawyers Raise Concern as Autopsy Finds South Carolina's Second Firing Squad Execution May Have Been Botched". Death Penalty Information
List_of_botched_executions
Canadian lawyer (born 1947)
2014). "Top criminal lawyer Eddie Greenspan dies at 70". The Toronto Star. "Criminal Lawyers Association History". The Criminal Lawyers Association. "CCCDL
Brian_Greenspan
American convicted murderer (born 1969)
an episode of the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver called "Wrongful Convictions," her case was the main one to be mentioned as a reason for
Melissa_Lucio
longest-serving death-row inmate in the United States to be exonerated before his death. He was denied compensation by the state of Louisiana for his wrongful conviction
Conviction and exoneration of Glenn Ford
Conviction_and_exoneration_of_Glenn_Ford
Canadian lawyer
Canadian litigation and civil rights lawyer recognized for upholding the causes of justice and the rights of the wrongfully accused. She was one of the first
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