2024-07-22 01:02:14
(24News) American woman was released from prison after serving a 43-year sentence in a false murder case.
According to foreign media, an American woman named Sandra Hemme was 20 years old when she was found guilty of murdering Patricia Jeske, a library worker from St. Joseph, Missouri, in November 1980. She was sentenced to life in prison. The review found that there was no evidence of involvement in the crime, other than a confession after being drugged in a psychiatric hospital.
In a 118-page ruling on June 14, a judge in a local court overturned her conviction, saying the woman’s lawyers had clear evidence of her innocence, including evidence that her defense team had at the time. were not given, the judge remarked that the preponderance of the evidence supported a finding of actual innocence, the review also noted that the local police had ignored evidence that directly implicated one of their own officers, Michael Holman. who himself later went to prison for another crime and died in 2015, Holman’s truck was seen in the area on the day of the murder, his alibi could not be confirmed, and he used Patricia Jeske’s credit card, which she claimed she found in a ditch, as well as a pair of gold earrings at Holman’s home that Jeske’s father identified. None of this was disclosed to Hemme’s defense team at the time, it was said.
Hemme was questioned by police several times after being involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital under the influence of antibiotics and a powerful sedative, as Hemme had been receiving occasional psychiatric treatment since age 12, according to court documents. Turns out her responses were “monosyllabic,” she didn’t fully know what was going on, she could barely hold her head straight at times as a side effect of the medication, and muscle spasms. The judge’s review said there was no forensic evidence linking Hemme to the murder, no motive and no witnesses linking him to the crime.
Sandra Hemme finally got out of jail on Friday, and will now live with her sister. After her release, she was reunited with family at a nearby park, where she hugged her sister, daughter and granddaughter. He was hospitalized and was receiving palliative care this week.
According to her representatives, 64-year-old Hemi is the longest serving woman in prison for a wrongful conviction. came, his legal team said they plan to meet with him as soon as possible, defense lawyer Sean O’Brien said he will still need help because he has spent most of his life in prison and he She was ineligible for social security.
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2024-07-22 01:02:14