Innocence Blog

Oklahoma man exonerated – more media coverage

Posted: May 14, 2007

After 21 years behind bars – including 16 on death row – Curtis McCarty was freed on Friday when an Oklahoma City judge dismissed charges that would have led to his third trial for a 1982 murder he didn’t commit. DNA testing in recent years has proven that someone else committed the crime.

Read more about McCarty’s case in the Innocence Project press release, and view media coverage of the exoneration below.

Los Angeles Times: Judge frees oklahoma man facing execution

Oklahoma Gazette: Judge releases McCarty; rips former chemist

The Oklahoman / News 9: Ex-death row inmate freed (with video)