Ronnie Bridgeman, now known as Kwame Ajamu, was 17 when he was convicted in the shooting death of Harry Franks outside a Cleveland corner store. Ajamu was released from prison in January 2003 after 27 years behind bars. His brother, Wylie Bridgeman, and their best friend from the neighborhood, Ricky
The witness, Eddie Vernon, was 12 when Harry Franks was killed and 13 when he testified against the three men at their trials in 1975. Vernon said in court last month and in an affidavit that he had been coerced by Cleveland police.
dismissed his case. The dismissal came after the key witness against Jackson and brothers Wiley and Ronnie Bridgeman at trial, a 13-year-old boy, recanted last year and said Cleveland police detectives coerced him into testifying that the three killed businessman Harry Franks the afternoon of May 19, 1975.
a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge dismissed the cases against Ricky Jackson, 57, and Wiley Bridgeman, 60. The witness recanted last year and said Cleveland police detectives coerced him into testifying that the men, along with Bridgeman's brother, killed businessman Harry Franks on May 19, 1975.
Date: Nov 21, 2014
Category: U.S.
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2 Men Walk Free After 40 Years in Prison for Crime They Didn't Commit
The three were originally jailed for the 1975 murder of Harry Franks, a Cleveland businessman, after a 12-year-old witness named Edward Vernon told police that he had seen them attack the victim. No physical evidence linked them to the crime scene. Jackson was just 19 years old when he was sentenced
Date: Nov 21, 2014
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2nd man walks free after judge dismisses 1975 case
A judge dismissed the charges against the two men Friday after the key witness against Jackson, Bridgeman and his brother Ronnie Bridgeman at trial, a 13-year-old boy, recanted last year and said Cleveland police detectives coerced him into testifying that the three killed businessman Harry Franks t
Date: Nov 21, 2014
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After 4 Decades 2 Ohio Men Freed after Key Witness Recants False Testimony
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge dismissed the cases against Ricky Jackson, 57, and Wiley Bridgeman, 60. The witness recanted last year and said Cleveland police detectives coerced him into testifying that the men, along with Bridgemans brother, killed businessman Harry Franks on May 19, 1975.
Date: Nov 21, 2014
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Ricky Jackson, Wiley Bridgeman absolved of Cleveland killing after 40 years
nagle dismissedthe charges against the two men Fridayafter the key witness against Jackson,Bridgemanand his brother Ronnie Bridgeman,who was 13 at the time of the trial, said last year Cleveland police detectives coerced him into testifying that the three killed businessman Harry Franks the after