Earl Washington
- Year
- 2000
- Where
- Virginia
- Source
- Innocence Project
- Evidence
- 1
In 1984, Earl Washington was wrongly convicted of a rape and murder in Virginia. He was later exonerated in 2000.
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Podcast episodes
- Earl Washington - Wrongful ConvictionCrime Over Coffee · 2024
- Earl Washington: A Rip Off the Old BlockScamfluencers · 2025
- 343 Antiques Fraud! Earl Washington WoodblocksAntiques Freaks · 2024
- Earl Washington Jr., Virginia 1984: The Death Sentence Undone by DNAThe Murder Tape Khronicles | True Crime Secrets Unveiled · 2026
- Earl Washington; A Case of Misconduct and AbuseTrue-Crime Cases with Kylie Wood · 2020
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