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1. innocenceproject.org › cases › kirk-bloodsworthKirk Bloodsworth - Innocence Project

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   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 ...

2. www.law.umich.edu › special › exonerationKirk Bloodsworth - National Registry of Exonerations

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   Apr 28, 2022 · Kirk Bloodsworth. Kirk Noble Bloodsworth, a former Marine discus champion, was proven innocent by DNA in 1993 of the rape and murder of nine-year-old Dawn Hamilton—a crime for which he was sentenced to death in Baltimore County, Maryland, in 1985. After Bloodsworth’s conviction was reversed in 1986, he occupied a cell directly above that ...

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   Who is Kirk Noble Bloodsworth?

   • Kirk Noble Bloodsworth, a former Marine discus champion, was proven innocent by DNA in 1993 of the rape and murder of nine-year-old Dawn Hamilton—a crime for which he was sentenced to death in Baltimore County, Maryland, in 1985.

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   Where is Kirk Bloodsworth now?

   • CAMBRIDGE, Maryland (CNN) -- Kirk Bloodsworth is a free man now. He is free to pursue a living as a crab and commercial fisherman in his hometown of Cambridge, on Maryland's rustic Eastern Shore. He got married last year and bought a new fishing boat two years ago. The debate over the death penalty and access to DNA testing moves into high gear.

   CNN.com - Kirk Bloodsworth, twice convicted of rape and murder

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   Did Kirk Bloodsworth get 50 people out of prison?

   • Kirk Bloodsworth 4:12 Well, you know, it’s certainly it’s certainly, as you know, we’ve gotten over 50 people out of prison based on that program, and, and, you know, free from death rows and all over the country.

   Kirk Bloodsworth, Thirty Years After His Exoneration

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   What is the Kirk Bloodsworth post-conviction DNA testing grant program?

   • In 2004, the Justice for All Act authorized the establishment of the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-conviction DNA Testing Grant Program, a grant program that provides funding to states to help defray the costs associated with post-conviction DNA testing. Report an error or add more information about this case.

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   Kirk Bloodsworth. 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.

5. www.law.northwestern.edu › kirk-bloodsworthFirst DNA Death Row Exoneration, Center on Wrongful ...

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   Kirk Noble Bloodsworth, a former Marine discus champion, was exonerated by DNA in 1993 of the rape and murder of nine-year-old Dawn Hamilton - a crime for which he was sentenced to death in Baltimore County, Maryland, in 1985. After Bloodsworth's conviction was reversed in 1986, he occupied a cell directly above that occupied by Kimberly Shay ...

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7. deathpenaltyinfo.org › resources › podcastsKirk Bloodsworth, Thirty Years After His Exoneration

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   May 7, 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 ...

8. innocenceproject.org › kirk-bloodsworth-25yearsFirst DNA-Based Death Row Exoneree Kirk Bloodsworth Marks 25 ...

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   Jul 5, 2018 · 07.05.18 By Innocence Staff. In 1993, Kirk Bloodsworth became the first person on death row to be exonerated based on DNA testing. Earlier this week, local news station WBAL in Baltimore interviewed Bloodsworth about the larger impact of his case and about his life in the 25 years since he was proven innocent of murder.

9. www.cnn.com › 2000 › LAWKirk Bloodsworth, twice convicted of rape and murder ... - CNN

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   Jun 20, 2000 · Kirk Bloodsworth, twice convicted of rape and murder, exonerated by DNA evidence . After spending two years on death row, Kirk Bloodsworth was cleared by DNA evidence that was nearly destroyed ...