Jeffrey Mark Deskovic

Jeffrey Mark Deskovic was convicted in 1990 at age 16 of raping, beating, and strangling Angela Correa, a high school classmate. The crime occurred on November 15, 1989 in Peekskill, New York. The jury knew that DNA evidence from the crime scene did not match Deskovic, but it convicted him anyway based on testimony from a Peekskill detective that Deskovic had confessed to the crime. In 2006, the DNA from the crime was matched to another inmate who is serving a life term for another murder. This inmate has confessed to the crime. Deskovic's conviction was overturned and he was released.

Deskovic appeared on a CNN online video in December 2006 as a convert to Islam.

References

* [http://www.jeffreydeskovicspeaks.org Jeffrey Deskovic's website]
*New York Times; September 20, 2006; DNA Evidence Frees Man After 15 Years
* [http://truthinjustice.org/Deskovic.htm Journal News]
* [http://innocenceproject.org/Content/44.php Innocence Project]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/us/25jeffrey.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp New York Times Article on Deskovic's life after being freed]