Kirk Bloodsworth - Wikipedia
Kirk Noble Bloodsworth (born October 31, 1960) is a former Maryland waterman and the first American sentenced to death to be exonerated post-conviction by DNA testing. [1][2] He had …
Kirk Bloodsworth - Innocence Project
Shortly after his exoneration, Bloodsworth began avidly fighting for others who had been wrongly convicted. He first was an active volunteer speaker at events and is now a professional …
First DNA Death Row Exoneration - Northwestern University …
Kirk Noble Bloodsworth, a former Marine discus champion, was exonerated by DNA in 1993 of the rape and murder of nine-year-old Dawn Hamilton - a crime for which he was sentenced to …
Kirk Bloodsworth - National Registry of Exonerations
2022年4月28日 · Kirk Bloodsworth. Kirk Noble Bloodsworth, a former Marine discus champion, was proven innocent by DNA in 1993 of the rape and murder of nine-year-old Dawn …
Kirk Bloodsworth, Thirty Years After His Exoneration
2024年10月21日 · Our guest today is Kirk Bloodsworth, the first death row prisoner exonerated by DNA evidence. In the 30 years since his exoneration, he has become an advocate for criminal …
First DNA-Based Death Row Exoneree Kirk Bloodsworth Marks 25 …
2018年7月5日 · Bloodsworth was a 22-year-old former Marine when he was wrongfully convicted in 1984 of the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl, and was sentenced to death in …
Once On Death Row, He Now Fights To Defeat The Death Penalty
2013年3月10日 · The strongest advocate to end the death penalty in Maryland is Kirk Bloodsworth, who was convicted of murder in that state in 1985 and was the first person in the …
Kirk Bloodsworth - witnesstoinnocence
The Innocence Protection Act, aimed at reducing the risk of executing innocent people, established the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program to help states defray …
Kirk Bloodsworth was exonerated by DNA after 9 years on …
Today, Mr. Bloodsworth is a Program Officer for The Justice Project’s Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform and the Criminal Justice Reform Education Fund, and he has been an ardent …
KIRK'S STORY | BLOODSWORTH - AN INNOCENT MAN
Through truly jaw-dropping twists and turns, chronicled in this film, Kirk finally won his freedom in 1993. Thanks to what was then a new technology called “genetic fingerprinting,” Kirk …