Wrongful Convictions · False Allegations · Memory & the Courts
Julia Moore · 1 September 2026
Laura Owens, who falsely accused Clayton Echard of fathering her unborn twins, pleaded guilty to four felonies on Aug. 28. Echard said he felt “numb and emotionless” despite the plea marking a “major moment” in the case.
Jimmie "Chris" Duncan spent 27 years on Louisiana's death row before the state Supreme Court threw out his conviction, ruling that the bite marks used to condemn him could not have been made by a human. He is out, working nights at Walmart and living alone for the first time — but the district attorney can still retry him, and until that is settled he is owed nothing.
31 August 2026
Marland Yarde, who played for Sale Sharks, saw his life ruined by a woman's false accusations
29 August 2026
A judge has granted Jerry Sandusky a hearing over an accuser's bid to recant. Speaking by phone from a Pennsylvania prison, the former Penn State coach told ABC7 he was convicted by people with "their own personal agendas".
29 August 2026
During a vigil held Thursday, State College Mayor Ezra Nanes said Vedam’s ongoing detention is an “injustice piled on top of injustice.”
28 August 2026
Melissa Dinsdale, of Sunderland, created a fake Facebook page in her ex-partner's name and sent herself abusive messages to get him in trouble
28 August 2026
One was a cop branded a serial rapist. Another was accused of a nightclub drugging. But these men share one thing in common: they were all innocent.
27 August 2026
Gov. Bill Lee commuted Thomas Clardy's life sentence to parole, stopping short of the Board of Parole's recommendation that he be exonerated.
27 August 2026
Days after being cleared a fourth time, the St. Sabina pastor said he will fight an Archdiocese process that treats the accused as guilty until proven innocent.
26 August 2026
Fr. Michael Pfleger has been cleared a fourth time of a child sex abuse allegation, which the Archdiocese of Chicago has deemed unfounded.
25 August 2026