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Herman Atkins and Marchara Hogue, recent wedding is featured in Sunday's NY Times Style/Wedding Vow Section.

Herman Atkins, is featured in AFTER INNOCENCE.
He spent 13 years in prison for a rape, which he did not commit.
Herman was exonerated by DNA evidence in 2000.

Read the story and see the beautiful wedding pictures in
the New York Times - newyorktimes.com

Vicki L. Forte'
Bellaonline
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Bravo! It's always nice to see Lady Justice prevail.
Those were beautiful pictures of Mr. Atkins and his wife.
Nice ending to a tragedy.

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Isn't is! The movie THE EXONERATED was just released on DVD.

Vicki L. Forte'
Bellaonline
Crime Editor

EXONEREE NEWS - Another Innocent Man Has Been Set Free!

Gregory Wallis, age 29 was convicted of rape and burglary,
then sent into the Texas Prison system to serve a 50 yr.
sentence.

On March 22, 2006 at the age of 47 he walked out of prison.
After proving his innocence by DNA Testing and evidence.
Wallis joins 50 others in the state of Texas who have
proven their innocence after being convicted and incarcerated.

Vicki L. Forte'
Bellaonline
Crime Editor

EXONEEREE NEWS,

On May 5, Exonerated Deathrow Inmate Awarded $2.25 Million Dollars.

Earl Washington, Jr. was convicted of rape and murder.
He came within 9 days of being executed.
Mr. Washington spent 18 years on deathrow.
In 2000, DNA proved his innocent.

A police investigator, fabricated - LIED regarding the evidence presented and found.

Vicki L. Forte'
Bellaonline
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thank you for posting this info. 50 in Texas alone? Mind-boggling how they can consider the death penalty in light of this information. Also kudos to those attorneys who donate their time pro bono to the DNA Innocence Project.

Isn't that sad.

Society would really be astounded as to how many Innocent people go to prison.

Alot of people, don't concern themselves with this type of criminal injustice, based on the fact they
Truly believe the only people who are falsely convicted are those who may have already had a criminal past or a brush with the law.

However, that is So Not True.

It happens to everyday honest and hardworking individuals, like Me and You. It could happen to anyone, just find yourself facing off with an overzealous prosecutor, out to make a name for themselves.

Vicki L. Forte'
Bellaonline
Crime Editor

EXONEREE NEWS!

Chris Bennett Walks out of prison and comes homes on Mothers Day, what a present and what a gift!

He and his friend had been drinking and driving in a van.
His friend was driving the van, he was the passenger.
The friend had an accident, which caused his death.

Chris was rendered unconscious at the time the accident occurred, it left him with no memory.
This opened the door for an overzealous I'm going to make a name for myself and teach you a lesson for drinking in that van....

Chris was charged with vehicular homicide and sent to prison, but his memory began to come back as his brain began to heal & he remembered he wasn't driving.

The law students at The University of Cincinnati helped the Innocence Project gain this young man's freedom after 4 years of wrongful conviction.

They found his DNA lodged in the passenger's windshield.
His hair, blood, skin etc.

Vicki L. Forte'
Bellaonline
Crime Editor