Death Row Inmate Framed?
June 7, 2018
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as posted by the channelDeath row inmate Kevin Cooper was moments from execution before new evidence was presented that may exonerate him. Ana Kasparian, the host of #NoFilter, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
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"A death row inmate in California is getting high-profile support for a new round of DNA tests that could help exonerate him. Kevin Cooper was convicted for the 1983 murders of four people outside Los Angeles. He says he was framed. Sen. Kamala Harris said in a statement: "I hope the governor and the state will allow for such testing in the case of Kevin Cooper."
CBS News' Erin Moriarty has covered this case for nearly 20 years. She began investigating the story after receiving a letter from Cooper himself in 1999. He was convinced DNA tests would prove his innocence, but when the results came back, they were not what he had hoped for.
It was called the Chino Hills massacre. On June 4, 1983, Doug and Peggy Ryen, both 41 years old, were found in their home hacked to death, along with their 10-year-old daughter Jessica and a young neighbor, 11-year-old Christopher Hughes.
Eight-year-old Josh Ryen's throat was cut, but somehow he lived. Three weapons were used and Josh initially told investigators there were three attackers. But the multiple assailant theory was abandoned when investigators discovered Kevin Cooper next door. He'd been hiding out after escaping from prison on a burglary conviction.
In February 1985, Cooper was convicted of the murders although serious questions remain. How did Cooper manage to use three weapons at once? The prosecutor's explanation: He's ambidextrous."
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