Trial 4
In 1993, Sean K. Ellis went to buy diapers for his cousin. When he got back, he found that both of his cousins had been murdered. Surprisingly, these murdered played only a small part in what happened to him next. He was interviewed by the police, and mentioned that he had gone to Walgreen’s to buy the diapers. He was then connected to the murder of a cop who was killed the same night. He was tried twice, which ended in a mistrial, and then at a third trial he was convicted. Then, after many years, this verdict was overturned because the cops who arrested him were corrupt, and the guy who was killed was also corrupt. The D. A. eventually drops the case, due to a lack of reliable evidence but still believes he is a killer. This is a fascinating look at the life of man who was punished for a crime he probably did not commit, and yet, in the eyes of many is a cop-killer.
Leverton Review: 4/5
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