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George A. Whitmore

 

Charge:

Attempted Rape

Sentence:

5 to 10 years

Years Imprisoned:

3.33

Year Crime:

1964

Year Convicted:

1967

Year Cleared:

1973

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New York

County or Region of Crime:

Kings

City of Crime:

New York City

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

George A. Whitmore

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Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

22

Age When Released:

25

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"George Whitmore Jr., Who Falsely Confessed to 3 Murders in 1964, Dies at 68, By Paul Vitello, The New York Times, October 15, 2012"

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/nyregion/george-whitmore-jr-68-dies-falsely-confessed-to-3-murders-in-1964.html?_r=0

Information Source 2:

"George A. Whitmore - A plethora of false confessions, By Staff, Center on Wrongful Convictions"

Information Location 2:

http://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/ny/george-a-whitmore.html

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