Ralph Frye

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	5
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Year Convicted:	1989
Year Cleared:	1994
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Ralph Frye was co-defendant of Joseph Burrows. Wrongly convicted of the murder and robbery of farmer William Dulan based in part on his false confession in 1988 to the crime. His false confession also led to the false conviction of Joseph Burrows. Frye and Burrows were exonerated in 1994 based on the confession of the actual killer, Gayle Potter that she alone committed the crime and that she had falsely implicated the two men."
Conviction Caused By:	"False confession of Frye and the perjured testimony of the actual killer, Gayle Potter implicating Frye and Joseph Burrows."
Innocence Proved By:	Confession by the actual killer.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
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Ralph Frye

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

5

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1989

Year Cleared:

1994

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"False confession of Frye and the perjured testimony of the actual killer, Gayle Potter implicating Frye and Joseph Burrows."

Innocence Proved By:

Confession by the actual killer.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

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Age When Released:

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Male

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Northwestern School of Law Center on Wrongful Convictions database

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http://www.law.northwestern.edu/depts/clinic/wrongful/exonerations/Frye.htm

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