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j6JMj TIL In 2007, John Galvan and two others were serving a life sentence when he saw a MythBusters' episode "Hollywood on Trial." which debunks a cigarette igniting gasoline. In Chicago, 1986, John was forced to sign a false confession, saying that's how the fire started. They were exonerated in 2022.
GY5gg TIL Despite being only 13 percent of the population, African Americans make up nearly half (49 percent) of all wrongful convictions.
7rnNL TIL of Patricia Stallings who allegedly poisoned her son with antifreeze and the child died. She had another baby in prison that went to Foster care. The baby had identical symptoms of poisoning however it was determined that both children actually had a genetic disorder. She was later exonerated.