The 10 latest articles on Wrongful Convictions & Exonerations come from 10 sources, published between Jul 7 and Oct 6.
People in these stories: Samuel Shepherd (4), Irvin (4), Charles Greenlee (3), Walter Irvin (3), Ernest Thomas (3), Keith Keogh (2)
Places: Florida (6), GROVELAND (4), Lake County (4), U.S. (3), Fla. (2), County (2)
GROVELAND, Fla. — City leaders and descendants of the Groveland Four gathered Monday at Groveland Cty Hall to reflect on the wrongful 1949 rape accusations against three young Black men and a teenager and to support efforts to preserve records connected to…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet approved conservation measures Tuesday covering more than 10,770 acres across the state, representing an investment of more than $72.6 million. The projects include land protected through the Florida Forever program and the Rural and Family…
On the last day of the Prairieland trial, in which nine Texas protesters were accused of crimes including providing material support to terrorists, the attorney for activist Benjamin Song presented a novel argument that, if true, would have upended the…
GROVELAND, Fla. — More than 77 years after four Black men were falsely accused of a violent crime, their descendants joined Groveland leaders and Florida lawmakers to remember their lives and acknowledge one of the state’s most notorious racial injustices. The Groveland…
Descendants of the Groveland Four will join state lawmakers and community leaders Friday in Orlando for a luncheon honoring the men's legacy and marking a historic step toward restitution. State Sen. LaVon Bracy Davis, D-Ocoee, organized the event after Florida…
The death of a 16-year-old Black girl whose body was found hanging from a tree outside a Charlotte church is drawing renewed attention after an investigation by The Charlotte Observer uncovered questions about how quickly authorities ruled the case a…
Members of the Florida National Guard are pictured at a checkpoint in Lake County. They were sent to the area to help stop the violence in the aftermath of the alleged rape. Gary’s book, The Groveland Four: The Sad Saga…
The family of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells is looking for answers, and they have brought in some of the biggest legal backup in the country to help find them. On July 7, the Wells family officially retained prominent national civil rights…
FOX 13 Tampa Bay A long overdue measure of justice was received by the families of the "Groveland Four." More than 75 years ago, four Black men in Lake County were falsely accused of raping a white woman. FOX 13's Evan Axelbank…
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