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Willie Brown and Larry Troy were sentenced to death in 1983 and was
exonerated in 1988
Willie Brown and co-defendant Larry Troy were
sentenced to death for the murder of a fellow inmate in Florida’s Union
Correctional Institution. The conviction was based entirely upon the
testimony of another prisoner who testified that he saw them leave the
victim’s cell shortly before his body was discovered. A German
anti-death-penalty activist took an interest in the case and, fitted with
a hidden microphone, obtained an admission from the witness that he had
lied about the two men’s involvement. The witness was then convicted of
perjury and Messrs. Brown and Troy were released. Brown is African
American, the victim Caucasian.
Last Modified: January 21, 2003
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