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Harward was wrongly convicted of a 1982 rape and murder in Virginia based on flawed bite mark evidence. New DNA testing proved his innocence and implicated another sailor, Jerry Crotty, who was deceased by the time of Harward's release.
Apr 8, 2016 · Keith Allen Harward, 60, was found guilty for both the 1982 murder of a Newport News, Virginia, man and the rape of his wife. Key to his conviction was testimony by two experts who implicated Harward due to similarities between his teeth and bite marks that were found on the woman's legs.
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May 2, 2020 · Though this forensic method had never been scientifically validated and has now been debunked, Harward was convicted. Keith Harward (Courtesy of Keith Harward) His story and journey to justice are told in “The Innocence Files,” a new documentary series on Netflix.
- Who Is Keith Harward?
- His Exoneration
- Where Is He Now?
Harward was a sailor stationed to the USS Carl Vinson offNewport News, Virginia. The small town became the setting for a gruesome rape and murder on Sept. 14, 1982. That night, an intruder — dressed in a sailor uniform with dog tags around his neck — broke into the home of Jesse and Teresa Perron. He beat Jesseto death with a crowbar, according to ...
Fabricant noted in “The Innocence Files” that his paralegal came across Harward’s case while looking for bite mark conviction cases to work on. Harward had written to them looking for help in 2006, ABC Newsreported in 2016. “The evidence against Keith was incredibly weak,” Innocence Project attorney Olga Akselrod reflected in the docuseries. “In fa...
Since getting out of prison, Harward returned to his roots. He told the producers of “The Innocence Files” that he grew up in the country on a lake where he fished as much as he could. He said he missed this life as he was incarcerated. Now, he lives out in the country again, where he enjoys feeding wild birds. The state of Virginia gave him a comp...
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Aug 6, 2020 · Harward was convicted of murder, robbery, burglary, and rape on March 6, 1986. He was again sentenced to life in prison. In July 2015, the Innocence Project obtained a court order for DNA testing of the physical evidence in the case.
Apr 8, 2016 · (Richmond VA – April 8, 2016) After the Virginia Supreme Court granted a writ of actual innocence to Keith Allen Harward on Thursday, Harward is expected to walk out of a Virginia prison a free man today after wrongly serving more than 33 years of a life sentence for a rape and murder he did not commit.
Apr 8, 2016 · Keith Allen Harward was convicted in 1982 of murdering Jesse Perron of Newport News and raping the man's wife. But a recent review by the state Department of Forensic Science failed to find a...
