The city of Philadelphia will pay more than $9.1 million to Walter Ogrod, a man who spent 28 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted of murdering.
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The city of Philadelphia will pay more than $9.1 million to Walter Ogrod, a man who spent 28 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted of murdering.
review note to say, oh walter was confessed in jail. there is another confession. a jailhouse snitch could come forward to say that he had admitted again he had killed barbara jean. but the story the snitch told went even further, about why ogrod committed a crime. the story was that walter had fallen in love with barbara jean s mother, sharon, who had lived across the street. so walter decided that if he murdered barbara jean, the police would blame john fahy and when john fahy was taken away, sharon would be so upset that he should come to walter and then that would be, it would fall for him. prosecutor or be no argued that this delusional fantasy was the true motive, details or be no said that he did not
originally share with detectives. he was not telling the police the entire truth, but he is making it as good for himself. when he was imprisoned he was not doing that he was sort of bragging. walter ogrod lawyer said that the confessions, which did not match each other, words suspicious. when you have two opposing versions, especially from a jailhouse snitch which just happens to come out of nowhere. walter s lawyers theory was that, because the stories of the trials are so diametrically opposed, that is reasonable doubt. but it did not work it found it jury the fact jury found him guilty, and sentenced to death. it took eight years and two juries to commit walter ogrod of murder. he is an animal. he has got no remorse for what he is done at all. i am glad you will be in jail with and he will not get out to hurt somebody else. at last the say he s had the verdict that they had hope for. he was responsible, all that mattered was that they never get the opportunity to