Frau Hamm

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	14 years
Years Imprisoned:	4.5
Year Crime:	1909
Year Convicted:	1909
Year Cleared:	1914
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Germany
County or Region of Crime:	Rhineland
City of Crime:	Flandersbach
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Frau Hamm was wrongly convicted in 1909 for complicity in the murder of her husband in Flandersbach, Rhineland, Germany. She was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Frau Hamm had been imprisoned for 4-1-2 years when she was released on February 26, 1914 after two farmhands suspected of being the actual murderers were arrested. A reinvestigation of her case discovered that her conviction was the result of a zealous detective who was believed to have set himself the task of ensuring her conviction at all costs."
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Woman Convict's Pathetic Return, Special Cable to The New York Times, The New York Times, February 28, 1914"
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Frau Hamm

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

14 years

Years Imprisoned:

4.5

Year Crime:

1909

Year Convicted:

1909

Year Cleared:

1914

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Germany

County or Region of Crime:

Rhineland

City of Crime:

Flandersbach

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"Woman Convict's Pathetic Return, Special Cable to The New York Times, The New York Times, February 28, 1914"

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