ZEELAND — Nearly 20 years after the death of her daughter, Zeeland woman Karen Boes may get another chance to prove the innocence she’s clung to during her life sentence in prison.
Boes, 65, was found guilty of murdering her 14-year-old daughter Robin in 2002. She was convicted by an Ottawa County jury after the Boes’ family home caught fire with Robin sleeping inside. Prosecutors claimed Boes set the house on fire, then left, knowing her daughter was trapped inside.
But at her sentencing and during her 18 years in prison since, Boes insists she had nothing to do with the fatal fire.
Now, the University of Michigan Innocence Clinic is helping Boes have another chance to prove it in court.