Edward Ryder

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	19
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Year Convicted:	1974
Year Cleared:	1993
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania
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City of Crime:
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"An investigation by Centurion Ministries uncovered an eyewitness to the prison murder Edward Ryder was convicted of, who identified the real killers. Three years after his 1993 release from prison, his conviction was reversed due to prosecutorial misconduct."
Conviction Caused By:	Prosecutorial misconduct concealed his innocence.
Innocence Proved By:	An eyewitness identified the actual murderers.
Defendant Aided By:	Centurion Ministries
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Was Perpetrator Identified?	Yes
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	Centurion Ministries website
Information Location 1:	http://www.centurionministries.org/cases.html
Information Source 2:	""First Day of Freedom Brings Sweet Surprise for Inmate," Howard Goodman (staff), The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 1, 1993."
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Edward Ryder

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

19

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1974

Year Cleared:

1993

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"An investigation by Centurion Ministries uncovered an eyewitness to the prison murder Edward Ryder was convicted of, who identified the real killers. Three years after his 1993 release from prison, his conviction was reversed due to prosecutorial misconduct."

Conviction Caused By:

Prosecutorial misconduct concealed his innocence.

Innocence Proved By:

An eyewitness identified the actual murderers.

Defendant Aided By:

Centurion Ministries

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Yes

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

Centurion Ministries website

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http://www.centurionministries.org/cases.html

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""First Day of Freedom Brings Sweet Surprise for Inmate," Howard Goodman (staff), The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 1, 1993."

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