Pat I. reviewed on 4/11/2009 + 6 more book reviews

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The Innocent Man by John Grisham is a nonfiction book that describes the arrest and conviction of a four men accused of murder. The Oklahoma story centers around Ron Williamson, a troubled bipolar maverick who was arrested and sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit. This pre-DNA analysis story uncovers how the small town politics, fixed beliefs of prosecutors and tainted and ignored evidence combine to send innocent men to prison. It also lays bare the nastiness of sadistic prison guards who tormented Ron while he was on death row. John Grisham became interested in the story after reading a headline about Williamson and reconstructed the events. This is a chilling book that reads like a novel but is true.

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