The True Story Behind "Conviction"
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Uploaded by innocenceproject on Nov 16, 2010
When Kenny Waters was convicted of a murder he didn't commit, his sister Betty Anne Waters promised to help overturn his conviction and set him free. She put herself through college and law school and worked with the Innocence Project to obtain the DNA tests that finally proved Kenny's innocence. Their story is the subject of the film "Conviction." Learn more about the movie and the work of the Innocence Project at http://bit.ly/cLagqg
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On September 6, 2001, Kenneth Waters fell from a 15-foot wall while taking a shortcut to his brother's house after a dinner with his mother. He slipped and fell, dying from injuries related to head trauma, just six months after his release from prison. Kenny's death is not mentioned in the film.
AND THAT'S HOW LIFE TROLLED THIS TALE
4 months ago 4
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I also donated to the innocence project this morning... Barry, you are a hero as well.
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I was readly to quit on something I was fighting until I saw "conviction" last night... you are my heroine... I will not quit.
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just watched the movie.
very good.
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The justice system is in need of serious overhaul. Some people have no souls, for someone to sit there for 18 years knowing that someone is doing hard time for a crime they did not commit is beyond understanding.
6 months ago 3
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the movie was incredible
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i wish i could somehow bring him back but im not god, hes prob doing good up there though... what an amazing sister, my fam prob wouldnt do the same, honestly
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@jquiroga2k What?! It would have been the worst slap in the face ever for him to turn around and commit a crime immediately after his sister worked so hard to have him freed.
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SHE'S AMAZING
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Never give up in whatT YOU BELIEVE
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Words do little to describe how amazing this story is. After reading all about it, I'm left speechless. Betty Anne Waters is a hero. She's incredible. She did what nobody does.
The innocence project is built by good people like her working hard for a just cause. Thank you =)
seanyyg 1 year ago 31
I think it takes huge amounts of patience, forgiveness and understanding to spent 18 years in prison for a crime I did not commit and get out of there, be at peace with my self, and not do some serious damage to the people that put me there in the first place.
So Kenny deserves as much credit as his sister.
jquiroga2k 1 year ago 27