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Clarence Arnold Elkins Sr. (born January 19, 1963) is an American man who was wrongfully convicted of the 1998 rape and murder of his mother-in-law, Judith Johnson, and the rape and assault of his wife's niece, Brooke Sutton. He was convicted solely on the basis of the testimony of his wife's six-year-old niece who testified that Elkins was the ...
Cases. Clarence Elkins. On December 15, 2005, a Summit County, Ohio, judge vacated Clarence Elkins’ 1999 conviction for the rape and murder of Elkins’ 68-year-old mother-in-law and the rape of his six-year-old niece. Hours later, Elkins walked out of prison, having served more than six years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The Crime.
Limited DNA testing showed that hairs found on Johnson’s body did not come from Elkins. Nonetheless, in 1999, Clarence Elkins was convicted of rape and murder and sentenced to life in prison on the basis of his niece’s identification, which she repeated in court.
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Clarence Elkins was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for the 1998 rape and murder of his mother-in-law, Judith Johnson, and rape and beating of his niece, Brooke Sutton. He served nearly...
Aug 25, 2008 · Guilty plea ends decade-long saga for Ohio family. 08.25.08. Clarence Elkins served more than six years in Ohio prison for a murder and rape he didn’t commit before he was proven innocent and released – thanks to investigations conducted by his own family on the outside.
For seven and a half years, Clarence Elkins sat behind bars for a horrendous crime he knew he didn't commit -- the brutal rape and murder of his mother-in-law, as well as the beating and rape of his 6-year-old niece. At home, his wife, spurned by her family, never gave up on him.
Mar 12, 2007 · 'Killer Instinct' A housewife became a would-be CSI investigator in a quest to exonerate her wrongfully-imprisoned husband. Could she find the real murderer? Sara James reports. In 1999, Clarence...
