The False Accusation of an innocent man Leroy Orange puts him onto Death Row. Leroy Orange and his half brother Leonard Kidd were accused for the murder of 4 people, who I will go into more depth later. From a corrupt cops torture Orange to the verge of death. Leroy Orange was accused of Charges of murders, concealment of homicidal death and aggravated arson. The crime happened on January 12, 1984 at an apartment,1553 West 91st Street in Chicago. Orange and Coleman were going to trade an appliance with Kidd for cocaine. They then smoked it and Orange called his Half-brother Kidd because he was having troubles with a guy called Ricardo Pedro. They then got into a fight and stabbed him and tied him up. He smoked more cocaine and stabbed Pedro again. He then tied up Jointer and tried to tie up Coleman. Coleman insisted doing it herself and then Orange tied her up. Kidd and Orange set fire to the apartment and left the scene. Orange said he was at a friends …show more content…
This apparently had to be the only evidence needed because they sent Orange to Death Row and Kidd got the same Conviction. He spent 15 years on Death Row 10. He was close to being executed. The people on “nodeathpenalty” Strongly say that Orange didn’t receive a fair trial he told the jury about the torture and interrogation that happened to him but still lost. Chicago Police slapped, suffocated and electrocuted to get answers. Theses Corrupt Police did the same to Kidd. This Court case was mainly based on the corrupt police rather than the murders at first. They tortured Orange for a total of 12 hours before he “confessed” so the torturing would stop. The Chicago’s Police force is still trying to cover it up till this day. “Nodeathpenalty” Believes that the court system needs to go into depth into the Chicago Police Department and charge them for torturing an innocent
The police misconduct case that will be reviewed today by police review board is the case of State V. Steele. “On May 26, 2009, police officer Julian Steele was indicted on ten Counts, including abduction and intimidation, and sexual battery” (Supreme Court of Ohio, n.d). Julian Steele was an officer doing an investigation into robbery that occurred in a “Cincinnati neighborhood in 2009”. Officer Steele was accused of misusing his power to retrieve details about the robbery and sexual intercourse. Police office Julian Steele begins his investigation with an arrest of Ms. Maxton three young children.
Robert Leroy Johnson is one of the most 100th honorable people in playing guitar, especially BLUES ever known in the world. Although he recorded just 28 songs, the bluesman had a huge inflect on guitarists such as Eric Clapton and Keith Richards He is an African-American blues singer-songwriter and
There was a killing in texas that left three people dead. On December 2014 the jury said that Eric Williams was the killer for these people and he should die for the killing of these people. Cynthia Mclellend and her husband Mike Mclellend were shot to death in there home close to a suburb east of Dallas and mark hasse death but hasn’t been to trial. Authorites said that Eric Williams had stole some computer equipment and he was very upset cause that coast him his law license and job. The court has now found evidence on Eric Williams and said that he killed the people in two different incidents and Eric wife Kim testified and said she drove the getaway car and help him destroy the weapons.
Gary Leon Ridgeway was born on February 18th, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is known to be one of the most infamous serial killers in American history. His nickname was “The Green River Killer” because he was known to dump many of the bodies in the wooded areas around the Green River (formally named the Duwamish River) in Washington State. He was convicted of 48 separate murders, but one more was added to that number as part of a plea bargain. Making 49 confirmed kills the most of any American serial killer ever. At one point he confessed to almost twice as many kills.
Ruben Carter, a professional boxer, was wrongly convicted and imprisoned solely based on unreliable witnesses and a corrupt criminal justice system. In his early life Rubin Carter got in trouble at the age of 12 for attacking a man with a knife. Carter claimed the person he attacked was a pedophile who was trying to molest his friends. Due to his criminal act he was sent to Jamesburg State Home for Boys which later on he ended up escaping before his sentence was up.
John Brown, the son of Ruth and Owen Brown, was born May 9, 1800 in Torrington, Connecticut. Ruth Brown came from a religious background because her father was a minister. Owen Brown maintains a tanning business which is successful enough to keep food on the table and clothes on their backs but nothing more. Ruth and Owen brown had five children of their own plus one of which they adopted as their own. John brown was their third born child.
Elder Shawn William Wright was born on August 6, 1982 and is a native of Charlottesville, VA. He is the son of Pastor James W. Wright, Sr. and First Lady Carolyn Napier Wright. In the year 2000, Eld. Wright graduated with honors from Charlottesville High School. He continued his education at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.
Jose Diaz was murdered by one of the known street gangs in LA at that time. Jose attended a party to celebrate the fact that he would be joining the Army and later brutally beaten and murdered by the gang known as the 38th Street gang. The gang was convicted and tried but the
Surrounded by freezing salt water that is stingy their entire bodies, the potential Navy SEALs are focused on one thing, getting to shore. They were dropped seven miles off the west coast of the United States in the Pacific Ocean in full gear. That is a daunting task for anyone, but they were not focused on the strenuous task, they were concentrating on moving forward with the other trainees. This is only a miniscule portion of what they had to go through. The strongness of their bodies and most importantly their minds are very impressive.
Everyone has a passion that they enjoy. But what if that passion you love and thrive was taken away? Anthony Luna, a sophomore at Manchester Regional High School, has faced having to give up his passion, but will try and overcome anything to get back to it. Anthony is passionate about many things, but the one thing he’s most passionate about is soccer. He started playing soccer in 6th grade, at only 12 years old.
As members of society we are always curious of pushing the limits of any system we are operating in, but where do you draw the line? Robert Ben Rhoades from an early age felt that there were no perimeters that bound him, so he frequently rebelled against the status quo. This act of defying society’s norms is defined by psychologists as deviance. Challenging society’s typical routine can act as innovation in a positive aspect, although more often than not this behavior violates social norms and expectations. Robert Ben Rhoades is classified as a deviant individual who challenged norms and negatively impacted society.
This story alone ultimately convicted Adnan. No physical evidence was ever found. Reporter Sarah Koenig realized the patchy story of this case
Pedro Rodrigues Filho was born in a small town called Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Minas Gerais in Brazil on June 7 1954. According to the article History of Convicts while Pedro still in the womb his parents had a fight which ended up with Pedro father kicking his mother in the stomach. After Pedro was born doctors notice that Pedro had an injured skull (Mamatzaveta , 2013). At a very young age Pedro started his acts of violence by trying to kill his cousin by pushing him in a cane machine. At that time Pedro was only 13, by the time he reach 14 he already had started robbing people and even killing.
OJ became the prime suspect of their murders. This case is well known to this day for many reasons, including the LAPD’s tampering with evidence. One way the LAPD ignored the law is when they entered OJ’s home without talking to OJ, and without a search warrant. This resulted in an illegal search where the evidence that was found would not be admissible in court.
John Michael Green, the New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars, is known best for his young adult novels which have even been made into movies. He was born on August 24, 1977, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Sydney and Mike Green and grew up in Orlando, Florida. From a young age, Green loved reading all kinds of books. He had a supportive family and was a happy child but had a rough time in middle school. His family decided to move him to a boarding school where he had a much better time.