Ann Patton

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	20 years
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Year Crime:	2010
Year Convicted:	2014
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Costa Rica
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Ann Patton was wrongly convicted in May 2014 of murdering her husband, John Bender, in 2010 at their home in Costa Rica. Patton and her husband, a 44-year-old former Wall Street trader, were U.S. citizens living in Costa Rica. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Patton appealed and her conviction was overturned in February 2015. Patton was acquitted on September 7, 2015 after her retrial."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Patton was acquitted on September 7, 2015 after her retrial."
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Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Ann Patton Acquitted for Murder in 3rd Trial in Costa Rica, The Costarican Times, September 8, 2015"
Information Location 1:	http://www.costaricantimes.com/ann-patton-acquitted-for-murder-in-3rd-trial-in-costa-rica/40590
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Ann Patton

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

20 years

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2010

Year Convicted:

2014

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Costa Rica

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Patton was acquitted on September 7, 2015 after her retrial."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Ann Patton Acquitted for Murder in 3rd Trial in Costa Rica, The Costarican Times, September 8, 2015"

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http://www.costaricantimes.com/ann-patton-acquitted-for-murder-in-3rd-trial-in-costa-rica/40590

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