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Judge to decide if Mississippi should put Jeffrey Havard to death for a crime that never happened

Jeffrey “Jeff” Havard currently sits wrongfully convicted on death row in Mississippi for the sexual assault and murder of his girlfriend’s six-month-old daughter, Chloe Britt. Havard has stated from the beginning that the infant slipped from his arms while lifting her from the tub, causing her head to hit a nearby toilet. There is no evidence whatsoever to support a …

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Will Science Free Jeffrey Havard?

Injustice Anywhere Radio discusses the Jeff Havard case with Attorney Jen Fitzgerald and advocate Lori Howard. Jeff Havard currently sits wrongfully convicted on death row in Mississippi for the sexual assault and murder of his girlfriend’s six-month-old daughter, Chloe Britt. The truth is the infant slipped from Jeff’s arms while lifting her from the tub, causing her head to hit the …

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Jeff Havard case is a stark reminder that wrongful convictions cause irreparable damage

William G. Havard passed away this morning at the age of 84, in Nathez Mississippi. Friends and family knew him as Billy. Today his family and friends mourn his death, and no doubt try to bring comfort and support to Billy’s wife Ruby. The two would have celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary this coming Saturday. Billy spent his last 13 …

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Former Diplomat and Founder of Oldest Penpal Organisation in Europe pleads to the Commission on Offender Review in Florida: PLEASE spare the life of my friend Michael Lambrix

Jan Arriens, a former diplomat and founder of LifeLines, the oldest penpal organisation in Europe, addresses the Commission on Offender Review in Florida with a video plea asking to spare the life of his friend Michael Lambrix, on death row in Florida. It is filed by the clemency counsel representing Michael Lambrix. Jan Arriens started writing to Michael Lambrix 23 …

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The Jeffrey Havard Case: Rethinking Shaken Baby Syndrome

Jeff Havard was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in 2002 by the State of Mississippi for shaking his girlfriend’s infant daughter Chloe Britt to death in the process of a sexual assault. The accusation of sexual assault has been thoroughly reviewed, and it is now very clear that a sexual assault never occurred. In fact, there are currently no experts that support …

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Innocent On Death Row: A Discussion With Two Death Row Exonerees

Injustice Anywhere Radio recently discussed the death penalty with death row exonerees Sabrina Porter and Derrick Jamison. Sabrina Butler Porter was a Mississippi teenager who was convicted of murder and child abuse in the death of her nine-month-old son, Walter. She was sentenced to death in 1990. She was later exonerated of all wrongdoing and was released in 1995 after spending …

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