Franz Bratuscha

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Death and later resentenced or commuted to Life
Years Imprisoned:	3
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Year Convicted:	1900
Year Cleared:	1903
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Germany
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Franz Bratuscha was codefendant with his wife Mrs. Bratuscha. Franz falsely confessed to the murder of his 12 year-old daughter and then cannibalizing the corpse. His wife Mrs. Bratuscha falsely confessed to helping him cut up and grilling their daughters corpse. He was sentenced to death that was later commuted ot life in prison. She was sentenced to 3 years in prison as an accessory. After the daughter turned up alive living in a nearby town the parents were acquitted after a new trial.
Conviction Caused By:	False confession to murdering and then cannabalizing the corpse.
Innocence Proved By:	The alleged victim turned up alive and her parents were acquitted of her murder after a new trial.
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"“Convicting the Innocent,” Max Hirschberg, Rocky Mountain Law Review 13, December, 1940, pp. 25-26."
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Franz Bratuscha

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death and later resentenced or commuted to Life

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1900

Year Cleared:

1903

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Germany

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession to murdering and then cannabalizing the corpse.

Innocence Proved By:

The alleged victim turned up alive and her parents were acquitted of her murder after a new trial.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

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Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"“Convicting the Innocent,” Max Hirschberg, Rocky Mountain Law Review 13, December, 1940, pp. 25-26."

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