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William D. Avery

Incident Year: 1998

Jurisdiction: WI

Charge: First-degree reckless homicide

Conviction: First-degree reckless homicide

Sentence: 40 years

Year of Conviction: 2004

Exoneration Date: 9/21/10

Sentence Served: 6 years

Real perpetrator found? Yes

Contributing Causes: Informants

Compensation? Not Yet

William D. Avery was exonerated on September 21, 2010, after serving 6 years for a 1998 murder he didn’t commit. More information coming soon.
William D. Avery

Incident Year: 1998

Jurisdiction: WI

Charge: First-degree reckless homicide

Conviction: First-degree reckless homicide

Sentence: 40 years

Year of Conviction: 2004

Exoneration Date: 9/21/10

Sentence Served: 6 years

Real perpetrator found? Yes

Contributing Causes: Informants

Compensation? Not Yet