There is no one simple answer to anything. So when i do write these books try to pick an era in American History. When i wrote about bonnie and clyde was really writing about the depression and growing up poor in the dust bowl. When i wrote about the gunfight at the o. K. Corral which was not actually a gunfight and wasnt at the o. K. Corral, but the accidental shooting in an empty lot on fremont street just did not have the same sort of ring to it when the first people were going to write this history. I wanted to write about the settling of the last part of the american frontier, and about three and half years ago it occurred to me that a lot of that unique time in American History that we know as the late 1960s is either getting completely forgotten or else people are sort of putting their own little twist on it. H, yeah. Some people say the hippies with a lot of sex and drugs. Wasnt that silly and cute . Other people remember the passion over the war. The students marching in the s
When i wrote about bonnie and clyde, was really writing about the depression and growing up poor in the dust bowl. When i wrote about the gunfight at the o. K. Corral which was not actually a gunfight and wasnt at the o. K. Corral, but the accidental shooting in an empty lot on fremont street just did not have the same sort of ring to would. The first people were going to write this history. Wanted to write about the settling of the last part of the american frontier. And about three and half years ago it occurred to me that a lot of that unique time in American History that we know as the late 60s is either getting completely forgotten or else people are sort of putting their own little twist on it. Oh, yeah. Some people say, a lot of sex and drugs. Wasnt that silly and cute . Other people remember the passion over the war, the students marching in the street. Other people remember the space age with the cold war still going on. Tom hayden said when i interviewed him for this book tha
Announcer this is abc7 news. Exonerated 27 years later. A local man has a these are photos of glenn pane leaving the hall of justice. This is the first case that in California State Court has been reversed. On the basis of microscopic hair comparison. Convicted and molesting a twoyearold girl. He made a Statistical Analysis of how important that hair was and that number was used to argue that it is so unlikely that could happen that he must have been the perpetrator. The Innocence Project argued it was bad science. The judge dismissed all charges. It was an honor to work on the case. It is why i went to law school. To correct the wrongs that inevitably happen in the system. For him, it was an enormous relief as he said not to have to live with this anymore. Reporter his father died whoo i was in prison. In san jose, katie marsu lo. State officials have announced another 23 people have died in california just this week. That brings the deaths in the state to 97. Wash your hands regularl
Announcer this is abc7 news. Exonerated 27 years later. A local man has a these are photos of glenn pane leaving the hall of justice. This is the first case that in California State Court has been reversed. On the basis of microscopic hair comparison. Convicted and molesting a twoyearold girl. He made a Statistical Analysis of how important that hair was and that number was used to argue that it is so unlikely that could happen that he must have been the perpetrator. The Innocence Project argued it was bad science. The judge dismissed all charges. It was an honor to work on the case. It is why i went to law school. To correct the wrongs that inevitably happen in the system. For him, it was an enormous relief as he said not to have to live with this anymore. Reporter his father died whoo i was in prison. In san jose, katie marsu lo. State officials have announced another 23 people have died in california just this week. That brings the deaths in the state to 97. Wash your hands regularl
Partly cloudy this afternoon. Temperatures near normal. It is a warm up that begins today and continues through the week. Sunset at 5 28. And it starts to cool down this even. I will have the complete accuweather sevenday forecast with that warm up in a few minutes. Exonerated today a man has a clear name after spending 13 years in prison for a crime he didnt commit. He was freed with the help the Northern California Innocence Project. Kate audio marzullo explains. Reporter these are photos of glen payne leaving the hall of justice on friday. He is surrounded by the attorneys and volunteers of the Northern California Innocence Project. This is the first case that in the California State Court has been reversed on the basis of microscopic hair investigation. Reporter his conviction in large part due to expert testimony about two strands of hair. He made a Statistical Analysis as to how important that hair was. Then that number was used to argue that its so unlikely that that could happe