Family of man convicted of murder says new hurdle emerged ahead of exoneration hearing
The family of a Memphis man wrongfully convicted of murder said a new hurdle has emerged a week before a hearing that could prove his innocence.
16 August 2026
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Man thrown behind bars over an underscore mark
His name had one “_”. The criminal's had two. He got 18 months anyway.
31 July 2026
‘Properly shafted’: How the courts failed to get to grips with the wrongful conviction of Eddie Gilfoyle
The psychologist whose report made Merseyside Police suspect Eddie Gilfoyle of murdering his pregnant wife now calls his own advice 'nonsense'.
3 July 2026
Easter Story: The Wrongful Conviction That Changed the World
An Easter essay on Australian theologian Barbara Thiering's Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship and her naturalistic reconstruction of the crucifixion.
2 April 2026
Catholic Priest Ruthlessly Hunted by Overzealous Detective Specializing in Sexual Abuse Cases Against Clergymen
The wrongful-conviction case of Fr. Gordon MacRae — a New Hampshire priest sentenced to 33½–67 years on uncorroborated abuse claims — and the discredited detective, James McLaughlin, whose investigation secured it.
1 April 2025
Convicting the innocent: how a rotten system ensures miscarriages of justice will continue
Brian Thornton on how a rotten system ensures miscarriages of justice will continue, from disclosure failures to an overloaded CCRC.
5 March 2025
False Accusations and Wrongful Convictions: How Lives Can So Easily Be Ruined
The history of the Australian criminal justice system is littered with instances of innocent lives ruined as a result of false accusations and wrongful convictions.
6 November 2024
New trial being sought in Steven Avery "Making a Murderer" case
Steven Avery from "Making A Murderer" on Netflix (Netflix)
18 August 2022
A cancerous phenomenon
One of Australia's most respected former detectives, Colin McLaren, breaks rank to explain why he no longer trusts the judicial system — and why Australia still has no criminal cases review commission.
13 June 2020
Another CCRC established … but still not in Australia
New Zealand's Criminal Cases Review Commission opens for applications on 1 July 2020, leaving Australia the outlier with no equivalent body.
24 May 2020
"Making a Murderer" returns with a new Steven Avery lawyer to obsess over: Kathleen Zellner
Steven Avery's and Brendan Dassey's cases have stayed in the news since season 1. Zellner gives new reason to watch
19 October 2018