Rodney Woidtke

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Charge:	Murder and Rape
Sentence:	45 years
Years Imprisoned:	12
Year Crime:	1988
Year Convicted:	1989
Year Cleared:	2001
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois
County or Region of Crime:	St. Clair
City of Crime:	Belleville
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	Rodney Woidtke was wrongly convicted of murder and rape of Audrey Cardenas in 1989 based on his false confession. He was acquitted in 2001 after a retrial.
Conviction Caused By:	False confession.
Innocence Proved By:	Acquittal after a retrial 12 years after his original conviction.
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Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	25
Age When Released:	38
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	Northwestern School of Law Center on Wrongful Convictions database
Information Location 1:	http://www.law.northwestern.edu/depts/clinic/wrongful/exonerations/Woidtke.htm
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Rodney Woidtke

Charge:

Murder and Rape

Sentence:

45 years

Years Imprisoned:

12

Year Crime:

1988

Year Convicted:

1989

Year Cleared:

2001

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois

County or Region of Crime:

St. Clair

City of Crime:

Belleville

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Rodney Woidtke was wrongly convicted of murder and rape of Audrey Cardenas in 1989 based on his false confession. He was acquitted in 2001 after a retrial.

Conviction Caused By:

False confession.

Innocence Proved By:

Acquittal after a retrial 12 years after his original conviction.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

25

Age When Released:

38

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

Northwestern School of Law Center on Wrongful Convictions database

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http://www.law.northwestern.edu/depts/clinic/wrongful/exonerations/Woidtke.htm

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