As I have probably blogged before, murder and criminals and this break of the social norm has always fascinated me. And I'm pretty sure it fascinates a lot of society. I just recently read an article on Michael Morton, a man convicted of murdering his wife. The truth is he didn't. And it wasn't until 25 years of being in prison that DNA tests showed and proved Michael Morton innocent.
This story really just makes my heart hurt because it brings light to my eyes that this system of the law is very much flawed. Morton actually says in this article that when you're an innoceent person you think you can just say you didn't do it because it is the truth. But with the way the system works this isn't the case.
This saddest part of this story for me is the lose of the relationship between Michael Morton and his son. When Chiristine Morton was murdered their 3 year old son saw the attack and knew that it wasn't Michael, he told officials "Daddy wasn't home" and described the man he saw. After Michael went to prison, his son refused to visit him because he thought it was embarrassing. I can't fathom having to go through something like this.
To read more of the article I read go to: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/04/justice/exonerated-prisoner-update-michael-morton/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/04/justice/exonerated-prisoner-update-michael-morton/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
To watch more on this powerful story watch this 60 minutes story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/25/michael-morton-60-minutes_n_1378773.html
Yours,
Sarah Day
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