The Innocent Man
John Grisham • 2006
Devastation Rating
wrongful conviction true crime death row Oklahoma
Our Take
Grisham tells the true story of Ron Williamson, a former baseball prospect who spent eleven years on death row for a murder he did not commit. The system that convicted him was not malicious — it was lazy, racist, and indifferent. Williamson was exonerated and then died.
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