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The Randolph Arledge Case

Innocence Project

  • Began in 1992 to release prisoners who were wrongfully convicted
  • In the U.S, over 300 people have been exonerated

The Case

  • In 1981, Carolyn Armstrong's body was found off the highway
  • over 40 stab wounds
  • car was found a few miles away, keys in ignition and a hair net

Randolph Arledge

  • Was in Texas visiting family at the time of the murder
  • Him, Beenie Lamas, and Paula Lucas were charged for armed robbery in Tennesse
  • Beenie Lamas went to the cops

By: Dahlia Rafael-Tirado

Prosecution

  • Beenie Lamas claimed Arledge admitted to the murder
  • A hunting knife on Arledge, that was claimed to match the cuts on her body

Bad Science

  • hair from the hairnet was put away and preserved for years
  • Did not have the right technology to test DNA

Reflection

  • Testimony's need to be more looked into because of false testimony
  • Innocence Project will continue grow in exonerating wrongfully convicted people

Good Science

  • Cross-examined hair
  • David Sims

Exoneration

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