Melvin Lee Reynolds

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Charge:	Second Degree Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	4
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Year Convicted:	1979
Year Cleared:	1983
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Missouri
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Melvin Lee Reynolds falsely confessed after 40 hours of interrogation to abducting and murdering a four-year-old boy. Reynolds was sentenced to life in prison. Melvin Reynolds was released from prison four years later when the true perpetrator, a serial murderer who had killed several more victims after Reynolds' conviction, confessed to the crime. "
Conviction Caused By:	Falsely confessed after 40 hours of interrogation.
Innocence Proved By:	Actual culprit confessed to authorities.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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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. 155."
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Melvin Lee Reynolds

Charge:

Second Degree Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1979

Year Cleared:

1983

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Missouri

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Falsely confessed after 40 hours of interrogation.

Innocence Proved By:

Actual culprit confessed to authorities.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

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. 155."

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