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1. Beyond innocence: the life sentence of Darryl Hunt

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Author:
Zerwick, Phoebe
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Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
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Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction
347.731 ZERWI
Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction
347.731 ZERWI
Description:
In May 1985, Darryl Hunt, a Black teenager in Winston-Salem, N.C. was falsely convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a young white copyeditor at the local paper. In 2003, an award-winning series of articles led to the DNA evidence that exonerated Hunt. Part true crime drama, part chronicle of a remarkable life cut short by systemic prejudice, this book powerfully illuminates the sustained catastrophe faced by an innocent...