A 74-year-old woman spent 27 years in prison for a murder she didn't commit. This week she was exonerated
CNN, January 15, 2022: A 74-year-old woman spent 27 years in prison for a murder she didn't commit. This week she was exonerated
… “‘Joyce Watkins and Charlie Dunn are innocent,’ District Attorney Glenn Funk told CNN. ‘We cannot give Ms. Watkins or Mr. Dunn their lost years but we can restore their dignity; we can restore their names. Their innocence demands it.’
“According to Sunny Eaton with the District Attorney's Office, Watkins is the first black woman to ever be exonerated in the state and only the third woman in Tennessee history.”
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