Archive for November, 2012
Exonerating the Friedmans
The compilation of new evidence, which is being made available to view online, featured interviews that Jarecki and his team conducted with children involved in the case, all of whom are now adults. In addition to Michael Epstein, several other …
Witch-hunt, junk forensics? San Antonio Four fight for exoneration
[Attorney Mike] Ware characterizes the case as a witch-hunt based on flawed forensics, bogus witness testimony and a vendetta to lock-up the women because they are lesbians.
The New York Times on the San Antonio Four Case
“Since then, a number of advocates have fought for the exonerations. Darrell Otto, a college instructor from Canada, became aware of the case in 2006. He submitted an application to the National Center for Reason and Justice, which advocates …
Jesse Friedman Poster
Here is the poster for the Jesse Friedman event this Sunday in Great Neck:
An Interview with NCRJ Board Member Mary Sue Molnar
“I’ve probably lost some friends along the way because they don’t understand and they don’t care to understand, but that’s okay. I know it’s the right thing to do. I sleep well at night,” Molnar said.
Read more: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/20112540/woman#ixzz2COQlArvT…
Freeing the San Antonio Four
From the San Antonio Current:
“I can say that these four women were convicted and falsely imprisoned for a crime they were completely innocent of,” insisted Dallas lawyer Mike Ware, the women’s attorney with Innocence Project. Before taking the …
Forbes Column on the San Antonio Four
The injustices of this case are glaring, and the whole sordid situation bears remarkable similarities to other now-disproven crimes.
Jesse Friedman’s Team: New Evidence To Be Presented
Friedman said, “I had always hoped that the men, who as children had been pressured into filing charges against me, would someday step forward and say, ‘It never happened.’ I am so grateful that they have had the courage to …
Attorney Credits Polygraph For Anna Vasquez’s Release
In a previous interview, Ware speculated that the parole board approved Vasquez’s release after he gave its general counsel a polygraph test taken in the past year that she passed.
Anna Vasquez, of the Texas Four, Released
In the days leading up to her daughter’s release, Maria Vasquez said she and her family had been preparing Anna’s room, buying a new bedroom suite, mattress, TV and blankets.
They also planned to get whatever groceries they needed for …