Hubert Geralds Jr.

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Death
Years Imprisoned:	6
Year Crime:	1994
Year Convicted:	1997
Year Cleared:	2000
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois
County or Region of Crime:	Cook
City of Crime:	Chicago
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Hubert Geralds Jr. was wrongly convicted in 1997 of murdering Rhonda King in 1994, based on his confession to the crime. Hubert Geralds was sentenced to life in prison. In 2000 another man confessed to the murder providing details that could only known to the killer, because they were not released to the public. Geralds' conviction was vacated, but he wasn't released because he was serving time for other crimes. "
Conviction Caused By:	False confession
Innocence Proved By:	Actual murderer confessed with details only known to the killer and not released to the public.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	30
Age When Released:	36
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"State Says It Convicted the Wrong Serial Killer, By Steve Mills and Terry Wilson, Chicago Tribune, February 11, 2000, p. 1"
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Hubert Geralds Jr.

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

6

Year Crime:

1994

Year Convicted:

1997

Year Cleared:

2000

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

Cook

City of Crime:

Chicago

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession

Innocence Proved By:

Actual murderer confessed with details only known to the killer and not released to the public.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

30

Age When Released:

36

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

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"State Says It Convicted the Wrong Serial Killer, By Steve Mills and Terry Wilson, Chicago Tribune, February 11, 2000, p. 1"

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