Unjustly Accused

Reporting and analysis on wrongful convictions, disputed evidence, forensic science, and accountability in the criminal justice system. Explore case histories and the sources behind contested claims. About this publication · Editorial standards and anonymous authorship

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Will the Amber Spradlin Case Ever Reach a Jury? What the Investigation’s Missteps Mean for Trial

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Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man? The Fire Science Behind the Cameron Todd Willingham Case

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Michael Morton Exonerated After Nearly 25 Years: Inside the Evidence a Prosecutor Kept Hidden

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Amanda Knox: A Bra Clasp Collected 47 Days Late and the Limits of DNA Certainty

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Charged First, Tested Later? How the Official Story in the Amber Spradlin Case Took Shape Before the Evidence Did

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Dell Crawford: When DNA Testing Failed Twice — Once at the Lab, Once in the Courtroom

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Carmen Mejia Exonerated After 22 Years for an Accident That Was Never a Crime

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A Crime Scene Released, Then Rebuilt: Inside the Troubling Timeline of the Amber Spradlin Investigation

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Nancy Gutherie Investigation: Why The DNA Evidence Is Complicated

Faulty Forensics & Scientific Misuse Unjustly Accused - February 25, 2026

Sonny Bharadia: How DNA Overturned a 22-Year Conviction

Appeals & Exonerations Unjustly Accused - February 16, 2026

Frank Drew Exonerated After 24 Years in Prison

Appeals & Exonerations Unjustly Accused - February 12, 2026

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Cases: Appeals, exonerations, and disputed evidence in individual prosecutions.

Systemic Issues: Forensic reliability, disclosure of evidence, investigative practices, and accountability.

Aftermath: Compensation disputes, consequences of wrongful convictions, and reform.

Features: Longer analysis of DNA evidence and comparisons between cases.

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