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by 2001 joe d ambrosio had been on death row for over 12 years. his state appeals had all been rejected. his execution could come at any time. our legal system is just designed to make it very, very difficult to prove that someone did not commit a crime after they ve already been convicted. you re talking, the most up-hill of up-hill battles. father neil was desperate to help prove joe s innocence. in order to get a new trial they had to find new evidence. so neil took a new approach. i thought, one of the things i need to do to get help is media attention. one of the first media outlets that i got was the cleveland scene magazine. neil kookoothe came into the office a couple weeks after i joined the staff. neil did not oversell what he believed to be joe s case of