Successfully Concluded Cases
5. Thomas Cress
Tom Cress, a man of diminished mental capacity, was wrongfully convicted of a rape and murder that occurred in 1983 in Battle Creek, MI. His case was central to the founding of the Michigan Innocence Clinic: Clinic founders David Moran and Bridget McCormack worked on the case separately over the years, and it demonstrated to them the need for a non-DNA Innocence Project. Tom was released from prison when Gov. Granholm commuted his sentence in December of 2010.
More details available at:
Detroit Free Press:
Evidence Of Innocence: Two Ex-Cops Say Wrong Man Is Jailed For Murder. Admitted Serial Killer Claims He Did It. Proof Of The Truth Was Destroyed."
MLive:
Gov. Granholm grants release of man convicted in teen's 1983 slaying"
Wood TV 8:
Thomas Cress: 'I got chance at freedom"