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RandiFan1290

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15. Yes it is. Here's another

Reply to DeSwiss (Reply #14)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 08:58 PM

Mar 2013

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-03-19/news/fl-anthony-caravella-testifies-20130319_1_anthony-caravella-ada-cox-jankowski-william-mantesta

Broward man freed by DNA describes 25 years in prison for crime he didn't commit

There are many things that Anthony Caravella doesn't remember about 1983, but he told jurors on Tuesday that one thing is for sure — he didn't rape or murder Ada Cox Jankowski.

Caravella had served close to 26 years in prison before DNA tests eventually set him free in 2009. He was 15 with an IQ of 67 when he was arrested and confessed to the crime in a series of increasingly incriminating statements to three Miramar detectives and a Broward Sheriff's deputy in late 1983 and early 1984.
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Sadly, a lot of people would have had this man executed long before he could have been released.

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Man freed after 23 years in prison has heart attack [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2013 OP

David Ranta Has Heart Attack After Leaving Prison Exonerated Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #1

Oh dear goodness God have mercy. tblue Mar 2013 #2

wonder if dhol82 Mar 2013 #3

Maybe they can send his account to one of those aggressive collection agencies. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2013 #12

He has no income yet, JimDandy Mar 2013 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author caseymoz Mar 2013 #4

Very sad. valerief Mar 2013 #5

Just when you think you've seen the most idiotic reply that can't be outdone... Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #17

Haven't you heard? MORE GUNS cures everything. They tell me that on DU all the time. nt valerief Mar 2013 #21

Very sad. I wish him a speedy recovery! nt Poll_Blind Mar 2013 #6

Such a sad story! I saw the news coverage the other day on local NYC news and I just hrmjustin Mar 2013 #7

Major suckage Is David still alive? 99th_Monkey Mar 2013 #8

Oops! I mean extremely sad. caseymoz Mar 2013 #9

Gah! May he buy a winning lottery ticket after release from the hospital! n/t Blandocyte Mar 2013 #10

I hope he receives a very large sum of money pennylane100 Mar 2013 #25

Did he see the price of gas? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #11

Well, he's probably getting better care than an inmate at least. He would be cuffed to the bed right MillennialDem Mar 2013 #13

It's becoming a veritable epidemic: DeSwiss Mar 2013 #14

Yes it is. Here's another RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #15

Probably hypertension and heart disease . . . Brigid Mar 2013 #16

sickening story markiv Mar 2013 #18

If I ever win the lottery JimDandy Mar 2013 #27

And no insurance, no doubt. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #19

The State of New York can not turn it's back on this man.... ReRe Mar 2013 #20

It appears it's possible to get compensation but you must bring a suit... nessa Mar 2013 #22

That's not ok... ReRe Mar 2013 #23

Talk about bad luck... Franker65 Mar 2013 #24

Maybe not just luck. Ash_F Mar 2013 #29

The absolute injustice of it all. JimDandy Mar 2013 #28

New York should pay for all his medical bills /nt Ash_F Mar 2013 #30

No PolitFreak Mar 2013 #31