The Innocent Man Online

This story is based on the true events detailed in John Grisham's non-fiction book, . The Rise and Fall of a Local Hero

In December 1982, , a 21-year-old cocktail waitress, was brutally raped and murdered in her apartment. For five years, the case went cold. Under pressure to solve it, local police targeted Ron and his friend Dennis Fritz , despite a total lack of physical evidence linking them to the crime. A System Fails The Innocent Man

The prosecution built their case on "junk science" (microscopic hair analysis) and the dubious testimony of jailhouse snitches. This story is based on the true events