It also talks about the justice system and some of the incorrect ways that they had/have for identifying the culprit and how they are working to change that. It is their story of how they ultimately became friends! Amazing people. A woman is raped and sends the wrong man to jail. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.That's a fact, one that should inscribed in every courtroom in the USA.' Nearly 80% of the people being wrongfully convicted for rape are thrown into this abyss of despair by faulty eyewitness testimony. What a gift they have created in this story, I only hope it is read by students of law and criminology across the USA, and by police, district attorneys and judges. 'Absolutely amazing tale that truly moved me throughout, the courage and dignity of Jennifer and Ron inspire me. In their own words, Jennifer and Ronald unfold the harrowing details of their tragedy, and challenge our ideas of memory and judgment while demonstrating the profound nature of human grace and the healing power of forgiveness.

Two years later, Jennifer and Ronald met face to face-and forged an unlikely friendship that changed both of their lives. He was released after serving more than a decade in prison for a crime he never committed. After eleven years, Ronald was allowed to take a DNA test that proved his innocence. Ronald insisted that she was mistaken-but Jennifer's positive identification was the compelling evidence that put him behind bars. She was able to escape and eventually identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker. Jennifer Thompson was raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment while she slept.

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