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North Carolina Man Awaits Compensation Four Years After Death Row Exoneration
Loaded on Sept. 9, 2016
by Matthew Clarke
Filed under:
Release and Reentry,
Wrongful Conviction,
Wrongful Imprisonment,
Collateral consequences of prison,
Family.
Location:
North Carolina.
Glen Edward Chapman's conviction for two Hickory, North Carolina murders was reversed and a new trial ordered because lead investigator Dennis 'Money had lied during his trial testimony and detectives had "lost, misplaced or destroyed" evidence that showed a different man had committed the murders. In 2008, the district …
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