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Murder and injustice in a small townJohn Grisham's first work of non-fiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A's, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits - drinking, drugs and women. He began to show signs of mental illness. Unable to keep a job, he moved in with his mother and slept 20 hours a day on her sofa. In 1982, a 21 year-old cocktail waitress in Ada named Debra Sue Carter was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. With no physical evidence, the prosecution's case was built on junk science and the testimony of jaihouse snitches and convicts. Dennis Fritz was found guilty and given a life sentence. Ron Williamson was sent to Death Row. If you believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty, this book will shock you. If you believe in the death penalty, this book will disturb you. If you believe the criminal justice system is fair, this book will infuriate you.
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Judicial error, Trials, litigation, Trials (Murder), True Crime, Capital punishment, Biography & Autobiography, Sociology, Nonfiction, Legal System, Murder - General, Penology, Social Science / Penology, True Crime / Espionage, Williamson, Ronald Keith, 1953-2004, Mentally ill, Administration of Criminal justice, Judicial corruption, Biography, Trials (Rape), Trials (Homicide), Capital punishmnet, Large type books, Criminal justice, administration of, Mentally ill, biography, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2019-01-13, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Trials (murder), Trials (rape), AudiobooksPlaces
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Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
2018, Penguin Random House
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Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
2017, Penguin Random House
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El proyecto Williamson
2011, Ediciones B S.A. (Zeta de bolsillo)
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (John Grisham)
April 15, 2008, RH Audio, Random House Audio
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in English
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EL PROYECTO WILLIAMSON
September 2007, Ediciones B
Hardcover
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The innocent man: murder and injustice in a small town
2007, Bantam Dell
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The innocent man: murder and injustice in a small town
2007, Arrow
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The innocent man: murder and injustice in a small town
2007, Delta
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Wu gu zhi ren: xiao zhen yuan an ji shi
2007, Yuan liu chu ban shi ye gu fen you xian gong si
in Chinese
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
October 10, 2006, RH Audio
Audio CD
in English
- Abridged edition
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The innocent man: murder and injustice in a small town
2006, Random House Large Print
in English
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Proyecto Williamson/ the Innocent Man
December 1, 2006, Ediciones B
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The Innocent Man on Playaway: Ready-To-Go Digital Audiobooks
October 10, 2006, Random House Audio
Digital Audiobook
in English
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The Innocent Man (Limited Edition): Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
December 5, 2006, Doubleday
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
October 10, 2006, Doubleday
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The Innocent Man
2006, Doubleday Large Print
Hardcover
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
October 10, 2006, Random House Audio
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in English
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (Random House Large Print (Hardcover))
October 10, 2006, Random House Large Print
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in English
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
October 10, 2006, RH Audio
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in English
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