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  Heartland Community College hosted a panel titled “Injustice In Our Own Backyard” discussing wrongful convictions for International Wrongful Convictions Day. The panel included the daughters of a convicted McLean County man. Jamie Snow has been serving a life sentence since being convicted of the murder of William Little in 2001. Snow has proclaimed his innocence since day one. Evidence connecting Snow to the murder is lacking. More than 15 witnesses have recanted their statements and the star witness against Snow […]

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Heartland Community College hosted a panel titled “Injustice In Our Own Backyard” discussing wrongful convictions for International Wrongful Convictions Day. The panel included the daughters of a convicted McLean County man.

Jamie Snow has been serving a life sentence since being convicted of the murder of William Little in 2001.

Snow has proclaimed his innocence since day one.

Evidence connecting Snow to the murder is lacking. More than 15 witnesses have recanted their statements and the star witness against Snow identified him 10 years after the crime.

“Eye Witnesses are actually very bad at identifying the perpetrator and it’s very counterintuitive,” said Lauren Myerscough-Mueller, a member of the panel.

Members of the panel believe there was prosecutorial misconduct in the original trial that the state is trying to cover up. Blood samples, bullets, and fingerprints collected at the scene have yet to be tested using current technology despite the Exoneration Project offering to foot the bill for DNA testing.

Snow is being represented by the Exoneration Project which is dedicated to restoring justice for people wrongfully convicted of crimes.