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A federal court has ruled that world-renowned forensic scientist Henry Lee fabricated evidence that sent two innocent teenagers to prison for 30 years and he is liable for what could be tens of millions of dollars in damages in their wrongful conviction suit. The unusual, pre-trial ruling for Shawn Henning and Ricky Birch was one of several issued Friday by U.S District Judge Victor Bolden. .
Famed forensic scientist Henry Lee was found liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case that sent two Connecticut men to prison for decades for a crime they did not commit, a federal judge ruled Friday. Ralph “Ricky” Birch and Shawn Henning were convicted in the Dec. 1, 1985, slaying of Everett Carr, based in part on testimony about what Lee said were bloodstains on a towel found in the 65-year-old's home in New Milford, 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) southwest of Hartford. A judge vacated the felony murder convictions in 2020, and the men filed a federal wrongful conviction lawsuit naming Lee, eight police investigators and the town of New Milford.