Five years to solve her crime. They thought they solved it. They got the wrong guys, and they convicted the wrong guys and sent them to prison. Sent one to death row. Ron williamson went to death row. He had never met deborah carter. And he spent 11 years in prison and was exonerated 10 years ago, 1999, almost 10 years exactly. But he spent a total of 12 years in prison for the murder of deborah carter, and he never met her. Host who was ron williamingson . Guest he was a man i never met, i never heard of him. He was one of the first big, notorious dna exonerations in the late 90. And i met him when i read his obituary. So i never got to see him, obviously. But he was a fascinating character. When he was younger, many people in his small corner of oklahoma thought ron was the next mickey mantle. And ron certainly thought so. He had a nice ego. And he was a second round draft pick in 1972 of the oakland as and went off to seek major league glory and thought he was going to make it. Neve
New questions about his own departments use of force during the protest, particularly those rubber bullets. It comes as the city braces for another night of protests. Nbcs bay area Damian Trujillo is live at city hall where a couple thousand protesters we hear are now gathered and you were in the thick of it last friday when the rubber bullets were used. How is it looking tonight. Reporter ive never seen so many people at the plaza at city hall, not since the womens march here a couple of years ago and im going to say there is about three or 4,000 people here at the plaza, theres women and children and all nationalities here and not one Police Officer, and not one is here because this is a peaceful protest this. As the country and the city and the state demand police reform. San jose police say they had to use tear gas and rubber foam projectiles to defend themselves from a fog that was peppering them with debris last friday. But they also stress these were not Peaceful Protesters. Met
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