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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder and Arson |
Sentence: |
60 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
16 |
Year Crime: |
1995 |
Year Convicted: |
1996 |
Year Cleared: |
2012 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Indiana |
County or Region of Crime: |
Decatur |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Kristine Bunch was wrongly convicted in 1996 of murder and arson committed in Decatur County, Indiana in 1995. Bunch was sentenced to 60 years in prison." |
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Defendant Aided By: |
Northwestern University’s Center on Wrongful Convictions |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
22 |
Age When Released: |
38 |
Sex: |
Female |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Kristine Bunch, The National Registry of Exonerations" |
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http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4085 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org