Wrongful Convictions

Russ Faria has filed a civil lawsuit against State Farm, accusing the company of giving his deceased wife’s life insurance to the wrong person. State Farm paid out the claim to a woman named Pam Hupp, an alleged friend of Faria’s wife, Betsy. Strangely, Hupp became the beneficiary of Betsy Faria’s life insurance policy just four days before her murder. …

Jamie Snow Petition: Allow DNA testing that could prove innocence Update April 13, 2016 — Recall, in the DNA motion (and petition), we have asked for discovery in addition to the request for testing. This is because we have continued to discover documents through Freedom of Information Act requests that were not disclosed to Jamie prior to his trial. This will …

Brian Peixoto was convicted in 1996 for the murder of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son Christopher Affonso, Jr. Peixoto is currently being housed at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Concord (MCI Concord), where he is serving a life sentence without parole. Peixoto has always strongly proclaimed his innocence, and he is grateful that he has not been alone in his fight …

An Illinois lawmaker want teenagers accused of murder to have a lawyer present when questioned by law enforcement. State Sen. Patricia Van Pelt, D-Chicago, discusses her bill at a press conference. On the right is Sen. Mattie Hunter, D-Chicago. Credit Sarah Mueller WUIS The popular Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer” has turned the public’s attention to issues like false confessions …

Injustice Anywhere, an all-volunteer organization working to bring more attention to wrongful convictions, has launched a new website in support of Brendan Dassey. The site can be found at Freebrendan.org.  The group announced their support for Dassey in January, after reviewing Dassey’s interrogation videos. Injustice Anywhere feels strongly that Dassey was mistreated by his interrogators, and that any information obtained during his …

As I have previously reported, a petition was recently launched asking McLean County State’s Attorney Jason Chambers to allow DNA testing in the Jamie Snow case, in Illinois. The petition, which was launched by Injustice Anywhere on Change.org, has people asking the simple question: “Why not test the DNA?” Jason Chambers, has now shown that he is well aware of …