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In july 1984, an assailant broke into jennifer thompsoncanninos apartment and sexually assaulted her. Ronald cotton also lives with his wife and daughter north carolina. It is the powerful account of violence, rage, redemption, and. And so by the time the rape actually occurred, he knew my name was jennifer. In their new book, jennifer thompsoncannino and ronald cotton recount the harrowing details of their tragedy, challenging our ideas about memory and. At the 1958 british empire and commonwealth games she won the silver medal in the womens discus throw. Our memoir of injustice and redemption by jennifer thompsoncannino, ronald cotton, erin torneo at. Jennifer thompson canino activist against eyewitness mistaken identification i was certain, but i was wrong 12. Picking cotton by jennifer thompsoncannino and ronald. Finding freedom in forgiveness jennifer thompsoncannino was certain that ronald cotton was the man who raped her in 1984. Few stories of wrongful convictions have happy endings, but the one told by ronald cotton and jennifer thompsoncannino is far different. She is one of the most decorated olympians in history.
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Jennifer thompson athlete jennifer thompson is a former new zealand discus thrower. Our memoir of injustice and redemption by jennifer thompson cannino and ronald cotton with erin torneo. She also competed at the 1960 olympic games in the discus where she placed th overall. Im fascinated by redemption, forgiveness, and the power of being strong at the broken places, so picking cotton. Mar 05, 2009 finding freedom in forgiveness jennifer thompson cannino was certain that ronald cotton was the man who raped her in 1984. Eyewitness, part 1 60 minutes cbs news lesley stahl reports on flaws in eyewitness testimony that are at the heart of the dna exonerations of falsely convicted people like ronald cotton, who.
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Few people have done more to put a human face on issues involving wrongful convictions than jennifer thompsoncannino and ronald cotton. Police had never seen a victim so composed, so determined, so sure. She speaks frequently about the need for judicial reform and is a member of the north carolina actual innocence commission, the advisory committee for active voices, and the constitution project. Our memoir of injustice and redemption paperback january 5, 2010. Read picking cotton by jennifer thompsoncannino,ronald cotton,erin torneo for free with a 30 day free trial. Thompsoncannino is caucasian, cotton africanamerican. Ronald cotton and jennifer thompson are the most unlikely of friends.
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