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201582 minPGdocumentary

4.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Wrongful Convictions Civil Rights

Bloodsworth: An Innocent Man

201582 minPGdocumentary

4.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Kirk Bloodsworth spent nearly nine years on death row in Maryland after being wrongfully convicted of murder in 1985 before his exoneration through DNA evidence.

Wrongful Convictions Civil Rights

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Kirk Bloodsworth spent nearly nine years on death row in Maryland after being wrongfully convicted of murder in 1985 before his exoneration through DNA evidence.

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Gregory Baynedirector

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Kirk Bloodsworth was wrongfully convicted of murder in Maryland in 1985. He spent nearly nine years on death row before DNA evidence led to his exoneration. Bloodsworth became the first American to be freed from death row through DNA testing. Directed by Gregory Bayne, the film includes interviews and archival footage that reveal flaws in the capital punishment system and the role of forensic science in wrongful convictions. The documentary runs for 82 minutes.

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