A 37th Person Has Their Murder Conviction Overturned Due To Police Misconduct

Rivera becomes the 37th person who has had his murder conviction tossed based on Guevara's pattern of abusing witnesses and suspects into making false statements or identifications, fabricating evidence, and rigging lineups. In 2017, BuzzFeed News published an investigation identifying at least 52 people from the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Humboldt Park who had accused Guevara of framing them. There are now more than 70 people who say Guevara pinned murders on them. Guevara has repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent when questioned under oath about his investigations…

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/melissasegura/gamalier-rivera-chicago-murder-conviction-exonerated

Wrongfully accused by an algorithm | The Seattle Times

In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man’s arrest for a crime he did not commit.....
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/technology/facial-recognition-arrest.html

‘I Want to Hate …’ - NYTimes

Trump's statements on the Central Park Five reveal the darkness at his core.....
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/opinion/trump-central-park-five.html

SF man awarded $10 million after jury finds police framed him for murder - SFGate

A federal court jury awarded $10 million in damages Friday to a San Francisco man who spent six years in prison before his murder conviction was thrown out....

https://m.sfgate.com/crime/article/SF-man-awarded-10-million-after-jury-finds-12813726.php

A white man said two black males were suspects in a violent robbery. Then police watched the video. - The Washington Post

Police said the man who presented himself as the victim of a robbery was actually its perpetrator.....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/02/08/a-white-man-held-up-two-black-men-and-shot-one-of-them-then-labeled-them-suspects-police-say/?utm_term=.3ee70f6f34a4

New Video Exposes the Racist Lie Behind White Nationalist's Assault Claim in Charlottesville | Alternet

Virginia police have charged DeAndre Harris with "unlawful wounding."....
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/new-video-exposes-racist-lie-behind-white-nationalists-assault-claim