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BLOODSWORTH - An Innocent Man is a documentary memoir recounting Kirk Noble Bloodsworth's remarkable journey through the criminal justice system. An innocent man convicted and sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, Kirk became the first death row inmate exonerated by DNA evidence in the United States. Set against the backdrop of his 2013 battle repeal the death penalty in the State ...
After an anonymous tip and eyewitness testimony placed him near the crime scene, Kirk Bloodsworth was sentenced to death in Maryland for the 1984 sexual assault, murder, and mutilation of 9-year-old Dawn Hamilton. Bloodsworth insisted on his innocence and no physical evidence linked him to the killing. In prison he learned about DNA profiling.
Sep 5, 2018 · Lucky for Mary Ellen, since they were still married at the time of Bob’s death, she inherited almost $500,000 in insurance and assets. She began spending it with a vengeance, buying herself and Nicole fur coats, sexy lingerie and high-end leatherwear. She got a new boyfriend, Dean Groover, and bought him a $50,000 white Porsche.
Nov 13, 2009 · The body of 9-year-old Dawn Hamilton is found in a wooded area of Rosedale, Maryland, near her home.The young girl had been raped and beaten to death with a rock. Unfortunately, Hamilton and her ...
Jun 27, 2008 · Bloodsworth wrote a blog for the Huffington Post, Congress had approved $14 million in funding for states to conduct post-conviction DNA testing under the Bloodsworth program. The Department of Justice, however, had never approved any state applications, and therefore had not sent a dollar of grant money in the over three-year life of the law.
Feb 5, 2013 · Feb. 5, 2013. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Kirk Noble Bloodsworth, a beefy, crew-cut man whose blue T-shirt read “Witness to Innocence,” took the microphone in a church hall here and ran through his ...
6 days ago · 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 ...
