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MuskogeePhoenix.com, Muskogee, OK - Author John Grisham targeted in libel case f…: Oct 3, 2007 6:42pm 1 review books, lawsuit, true-crime, grisham, books-politics
http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/local/local_story_272011806.html; An Oklahoma prosecutor and a 37-year career law enforcement officer claim their reputations were ruined by three books published nearly a year ago that profile two Ada homicide cases. Those authors, their book publishers and others were the target of a civil conspiracy lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Oklahoma. The lawsuit alleges defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress and seeks damages of more than $75,000. John Grisham's book "The Innocent Man," his first nonfiction work, explores the investigation of the 1982 murder of Debbie Sue Carter, a waitress at an Ada restaurant. The book also documents the subsequent prosecution and conviction of Dennis Fritz and Ron Williamson in connection with Carter's death. Both men were convicted in 1988. Williamson, who was sentenced to death, and Fritz, who was handed a life sentence, were exonerated 11 years later through DNA evidence

Grisham’s new book drops thrills for outrage - Daily Report: Apr 4, 2007 6:23pm 1 review books, news, true-crime, john-grisham, ron-williamson
http://www.dailyreportonline.com/Editorial/News/new_singleEdit.asp?individual...; Grisham's new book drops thrills for outrage True-crime story about a wrongly convicted man allows author to make his point about justice system

Ward and Fontenot - Intro Page: Apr 2, 2007 5:01am 2 reviews activism, liberties, news, death-penalty, true-crime
http://www.wardandfontenot.com/; They were literally dreamed onto death row. And in spite of the fact that the dream has been proven false and proven false again and again in multiple ways - Karl Fontenot and Tommy Ward remain in prison. Tommy Ward, for hours, told police he didn't kill Denice Haraway. He told them, however, that he had a dream about her. That was good enough for the Ada, Oklahoma police. And for the interrogators from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. It took them nine hours of questioning in a locked room for officers to extract the confession from Tommy. Karl, an impressionable street kid with no family and few friends, was easier to break. After only two hours the police had another confession, one suspiciously similar to Tommy's. Problem was that the confessions shared some of the same wrong information. A major mistake was that both identified Odell Titsworth, a man who could not possibly have committed the acts, as the primary culprit in the abduction, rape and killing of Ms. Haraway. The police questioned Titsworth, realized he couldn't have done it, and let him go. Never mind that the police had no real evidence against Tommy and Karl, they remained in jail. There was no motive, no prior knowledge of the victim, no crime scene clues, such as fingerprints, blood, semen, hair, saliva, footprints. There was no crime scene. At the counter where Ms. Haraway had apparently talked to her abductor, the cigarette in the ashtray was thrown away and the counter was wiped clean. The site of the killing? At the time of the trial, there was no site of the killing. There was no body. Ms. Haraway had simply vanished. At the first trial, not a shred of physical evidence was presented. Yet, both Tommy and Karl were sent to death row. Four months after the trial, the confessions were proved erroneous in additional ways. The body was found. Tommy's dream, the primary evidence against him, had placed the body at the west edge of Ada. The actual body was found in a remote area twenty-five miles east of town. The prosecution had told the jury, based on the dreams, that Tommy and Karl had killed the young woman with a knife and then burned the body. It turned out that she had not been stabbed. She was, however, shot once in the head. That head wound had been described by neither Tommy nor Karl. Karl and Tommy were given new trials. But they were both again convicted. They have been incarcerated about 22 years. Tommy is serving a life sentence. Karl's sentence: life without parole. As they serve another man's sentence, the real killer walks free. You also see here John Grisham Pleads for anyone who knows anything about case to call their Lawyers.

True Crime and Justice Web site: Apr 1, 2007 6:58pm 3 reviews true-crime
http://www.karisable.com/crime.htm; True Crimes and Those Who Solve Them Crime: A portal to crime news stories, articles and reference materials on everything from forensic DNA to the U.S. legal system." _CBS News

Freeing the Innocent: Mar 18, 2007 4:21pm 1 review law, prison, true-crime, dennis-fritz, the-innocence-project
http://www.criminaljustice.org/public.nsf/ChampionArticles/2000mar01?OpenDocu...; Great Story here. The thing is, you don't have many suspects who are innocent of a crime. That's contradictory. If a person is innocent of crime, then he is not a suspect. Edwin Meese, Attorney Generalof the United States, quoted in 1986

Readers Digest: Stories: Mar 18, 2007 3:04pm 1 review literature, stories, book, true-crime, readers-digest
http://www.rd.com/true-stories/; Great True Stories

Daniels reviews: Mar 16, 2007 6:42am 16 reviews crime, ethics, social-justice, true-crime, ron-williamson
http://daniel.stumbleupon.com/; Great Stumblers. The Book I read Journey Toward Justice by Dennis Fritz may interest you. Great True Crime and A Man of Great Faith. His story helped a great deal with changing the DNA laws in courts. Enjoyed reading your stumblers will be back