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Kirk Noble Bloodsworth (born October 31, 1960) is a former Maryland waterman and the first American sentenced to death to be exonerated post-conviction by DNA testing. [1] [2] He had been wrongfully convicted in 1985 of the 1984 rape and first-degree murder of a nine-year-old girl in Rosedale, Maryland. By the time an appeal based on the DNA ...
Kirk Bloodsworth, a former Marine who had become a waterman on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, was the first person to be sentenced to death and then subsequently exonerated. He was 22-years-old at the time of his wrongful conviction and served nine years in prison before he was released. In 1984, a nine-year-old girl was found dead in a wooded ...
May 21, 2024 · I’m Anne Holsinger, Managing Director of the Death Penalty Information Center. Our guest today is Kirk Bloodsworth, the first death row prisoner exonerated by DNA evidence. In the 30 years since his exoneration, he has become an advocate for criminal legal reform. He played a key role in ending the death penalty in Maryland and served as ...
In 1985, Kirk Noble Bloodsworth was sentenced to die in a Maryland penitentiary for the brutal rape and murder of 9 year old Dawn Hamilton. A crime he did not commit. This dark journey began almost 9 months earlier on July 25th, 1984 when two young boys, who were fishing in a small pond behind the apartment complex where Dawn lived, witnessed ...
Jun 28, 2012 · 06.28.12. Today marks the 19th anniversary of. Kirk Bloodsworth. ’s exoneration. Bloodsworth was the first person to be exonerated through DNA testing who had received a death sentence. He spent eight years in prison, much of it on death row. According to news reports, Bloodsworth exited the Maryland House of Correction, thrust his fist in ...
May 23, 2016 · KIRK BLOODSWORTH: “Three hundred grand. It was about three dollars and some cents a day. Come to about $30,000 a year.” DOUG MCVAY: “Yeah, 34 grand a year, barely.” KIRK BLOODSWORTH: “Yeah, and, so …” DOUG MCVAY: “I think the words “chump change” come to mind.” KIRK BLOODSWORTH: “Well, no change. I mean, honestly, you ...
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Jun 26, 2013 · Kirk Bloodsworth left death row 20 years ago. He was the first death row inmate in the U.S. proven innocent using DNA evidence. He talks with host Michel Martin about his time in prison, and his ...
