#exoneration

#exoneration

A new Hulu series dramatizes the arrest, trials, and ultimate exoneration of Amanda Knox - who, with her then-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, was accused of murdering her housemate, Meredith Kercher, in 2007. The young women were college students studying abroad in Italy. But The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (streaming now) has something that sets it apart from many true-crime series: the blessing and personal perspective of its subject, Knox, who serves as an executive producer.

Maxwell Hairston expressed confidence in his innocence regarding a civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault, citing thorough investigations by the police and the University of Kentucky that exonerated him.

"The case against Kenneth Clair was based primarily on circumstantial evidence, which has now been scrutinized and determined to be insufficient, especially in light of new DNA findings."

In a shocking turn of events, the man convicted of killing Oregon Correction Director Michael Francke has been exonerated, prompting state legislative leaders to call for an FBI investigation into the unsolved murder.