Wrongful Conviction
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The Sandra Hemme Case: A Sedated Confession, a Police Suspect and 43 Lost Years
In November 1980, library worker Patricia Jeschke was found dead in her St. Joseph, Missouri, apartment. Within a month, a 20-year-old psychiatric patient had confessed, while evidence pointing to a police officer sat in a file. Continue reading
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The Olof Palme Case: A Prime Minister Shot on a Stockholm Street and 40 Years Without an Answer
Sweden’s prime minister was shot walking home from the movies with his wife in 1986, with no bodyguards in sight. Four decades, one overturned conviction, and one dead suspect later, the country still argues about who pulled the trigger. Continue reading
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The Meredith Kercher Case: A Murder in Perugia the World Remembers by the Wrong Name
Meredith Kercher, a 21-year-old British student, was murdered in Perugia in 2007. The flawed investigation made Amanda Knox famous, but the man convicted of the killing walked free in 2021 — and faced a new trial by 2026. Continue reading
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The Hwaseong Murders: How DNA Named Lee Chun-jae 33 Years Later, and Freed the Wrong Man
Ten women and girls were murdered in Hwaseong, South Korea, between 1986 and 1991, and the case inspired “Memories of Murder.” In 2019, DNA finally named Lee Chun-jae — too late to charge him, and 20 years too late for… Continue reading
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The Azaria Chamberlain Case: A Dingo, a Grieving Mother, and Australia’s Most Infamous Wrongful Conviction
When nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain vanished from a tent at Uluru in August 1980, her mother cried that a dingo had taken her. Australia didn’t believe Lindy Chamberlain — and it took 32 years to prove her right. Continue reading
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The Karen Read Case: A Boston Cop Dead in the Snow, Two Trials, and a Verdict That Split a Town
Boston officer John O’Keefe was found dying in the snow outside a fellow cop’s home in January 2022. Prosecutors said girlfriend Karen Read hit him with her SUV; her defense claimed a cover-up. Two trials later, the fight still isn’t… Continue reading
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The Pam Hupp Case: A $150,000 Policy, a Framed Husband, and a Murder Trial Now Set for 2028
Betsy Faria was stabbed 55 times in Troy, Missouri, in December 2011, days after naming friend Pam Hupp on a $150,000 policy. Her husband went to prison, a second man died in a staged home invasion, and Hupp’s trial now… Continue reading
