Thomas Haynesworth
- Year
- 1984
- Where
- Virginia
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Evidence
- 1
Thomas Haynesworth (born March 21, 1965) is a resident of Richmond, Virginia, who served 27 years in state prison as a result of four wrongful convictions for crimes for which he was exonerated in 2011. Haynesworth was arrested in Richmond at the age of 18 in 1984 after a woman identified him as her attacker. He was convicted of four violent rapes in the East End of the city.
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- Lara Bazelon, Rectify : CSPAN2 : January 19, 2019 5:00pm-6:12pm ESTVideo · 2019
- Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : September 26, 2013 6:00am-10:01am EDTVideo · 2013
- How Thomas Haynesworth is helping others wrongfully convicted of crimesVideo · 2021
- 9News Now at 6am : WUSA : March 25, 2011 6:00am-7:00am EDTVideo · 2011
- Lara Bazelon, Rectify : CSPAN2 : December 8, 2018 12:03pm-1:15pm ESTVideo · 2018
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