George A. Reissfelder

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Charge:	First Degree Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	15
Year Crime:	1966
Year Convicted:	1967
Year Cleared:	1982
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Massachusetts
County or Region of Crime:	Suffolk
City of Crime:	Boston
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"George Reissfelder was wrongly convicted in 1967 of the murder of a railroad payroll guard during a 1966 payroll heist in Boston's South Station. He was sentenced to life in prison. Reissfelder was released on August 30, 1982 based on the new evidence of his co-defendant's deathbed confession that Reissfelder was not involved in the crime. When released he told reporters, ""I feel great. I'm the happiest guy in the world." Reissfelder had escaped from prison in 1977 and was free for three years before his capture in 1980 while passing a bad check at a bank. A security officer's gun accidentally went off during Reissfelder's capture and he was convicted of attempted murder. After his Massachusetts' murder conviction was overturned Florida authorities immediately released him on parole. Reissfelder was wrongly imprisoned for almost 13 years."
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Innocence Proved By:	Reissfelder's co-defendant Sullivan confessed on his death bed in July 1982 that Reissfelder was innocent and had nothing to do with the robbery or shooting.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
Age When Imprisoned:	26
Age When Released:	42
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"“Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases,” Hugo Adam Bedau & Michael L. Radelet, Stanford Law Review, November, 1987, Vol. 40, p. 154."
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George A. Reissfelder

Charge:

First Degree Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

15

Year Crime:

1966

Year Convicted:

1967

Year Cleared:

1982

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Massachusetts

County or Region of Crime:

Suffolk

City of Crime:

Boston

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Reissfelder's co-defendant Sullivan confessed on his death bed in July 1982 that Reissfelder was innocent and had nothing to do with the robbery or shooting.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

26

Age When Released:

42

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"“Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases,” Hugo Adam Bedau & Michael L. Radelet, Stanford Law Review, November, 1987, Vol. 40, p. 154."

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"Wrongly Accused Lifer Goes Free After 15 Years, AP Story, The Miami Herald (Miami, FL), August 31, 1982 "

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