Exonerated by the Evidence, Convicted by the System

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Date/Time:Wednesday, 16 Apr 2014 at 8:00 pm
Location:Great Hall, Memorial Union
Cost:Free
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Phone:515-294-9934
Channel:Lecture Series
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After serving twenty years in prison for the murder of Linda Jo Edwards, Kerry Max Cook was "exonerated" by a DNA test found to match another man. Despite his exoneration, Cook's murder conviction has not been overturned.

Kerry Max Cook's conviction stands only because he was persuaded into signing a plea agreement that required no admission of guilt but allowed him to be released from prison for time served. Cook has written a book, Chasing Justice, which chronicles his story from arrest to release. Today, he is an advocate for legal reform, an involved member of his community, a proud father - and he continues the fight to have his conviction overturned.