“The important thing is he exonerate both Odelia and Nerissa. The second thing is he immediately squashes the warrants out for Nerissa’s arrest. Why do you arrest a wrongfully convicted person? The third thing is to give an interim compensation payment to the families. Give them some money so they can survive this terrible situation.” Milgaard said he has faith in the people of Saskatchewan and Canada. “I know that Saskatchewan people - and Canadians - all believe in what is right and just. It’s not just David Milgaard demanding that this be done, it’s the people of Saskatchewan and Canada,” said Milgaard. “They stood up for me. They will stand up for Odelia and Nerissa.”
Odelia Quewezance holds an eagle feather during a Zoom call on May 18. Odelia and her sister Nerissa Quewezance were convicted of second-degree murder in 1994. The sisters’ supporters say they are innocent and are calling on the federal government to release them. Zoom screenshot
Nerissa Quewezance has been wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for the last three years. Following the media conference she spoke to the Battlefords News-Optimist on the phone from an undisclosed location.
David Milgaard speaks during a Zoom call May 18. He is supporting Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance who were convicted in 1994 of second-degree murder of a Kamsack man. Milgaard says they are innocent. Zoom screenshot
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is calling on the federal government to intervene and release two Saskatchewan sisters who have served almost three decades in prison for a murder they say . . .
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Horace Roberts won his freedom based on a review of forensic evidence that exonerated the Temecula man, who was 60 years old at the time he left prison. (Shutterstock)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA After a Temecula man served 19 years in prison for a murder he didn t commit, two men accused in the killing were ordered Tuesday to stand trial.
Googie Rene Harris Sr., 64, of Jurupa Valley and Joaquin Latee Leal, 54, of Compton, allegedly killed Terry Cheek more than two decades ago. On Tuesday, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz found there was sufficient evidence to warrant a trial for the uncle-and-nephew duo.
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