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4. maintained that he was wrongly convicted

I tried to read through the blog at the link you provided,but found it too depressing to finish.Not being privy to circumstances or having knowledge of Mr.Van Poyck's case,as I did with Joe's,I can neither agree with nor dispute his claim of a wrongful conviction.
Somewhere,in what I read,that Mr.Van Poyck didn't do the actual deed,with the inference to me being,that he was present and party to whatever event led up to the tragic finale.It SEEMS,at face value,that Mr.Van Poyck was deserving of conviction of SOME crime,though,to my mind,not capitol murder.

Mr.Burrows,on the other hand,it was later indisputably established,was not present at nor party to the crimes he was convicted,and later exonerated of and pardoned from.

I hate to split hairs,and honestly hope I'm not being callous or cruel,in pointing out that difference.

Peace!