Missouri man exonerated in 3 killings, free after 4 decades, gets $1 million GoFundMe

[Otis Mayfield]

By Tuesday evening, hours after Strickland’s release, more than $200,000 had been raised, well in excess of the original goal. But the donations continued, especially after Strickland’s appearance Wednesday on CNN.

At 9 p.m. Thursday, donations totaled $1,001,570, but were continuing to climb.

The newspaper interviewed two men who admitted guilt in the April 25, 1978 Kansas City triple murder and swore Strickland was not with them and two other accomplices during the killing. The Star also reported that the lone eyewitness to the murders, Cynthia Douglas, had told relatives she had wanted to recant. Douglas died in 2015.

Following the newspaper’s report, Jackson County prosecutors began reviewing the conviction in November 2020, and concluded Strickland was innocent and should be freed immediately.

Donations to exonerated former Missouri inmate top $1 million on Thanksgiving

Some who donated to help Kevin Strickland said their contributions were a way to apologize for Missouri state officials.

www.stltoday.com

That would be a nightmare, being stuck in prison for 40 years for a crime you didn't commit.

Would you send a couple bucks to this guy's gofundme? Missouri law doesn't all him to get reimbursed by the state.

 

[White 6]

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By Tuesday evening, hours after Strickland’s release, more than $200,000 had been raised, well in excess of the original goal. But the donations continued, especially after Strickland’s appearance Wednesday on CNN.

At 9 p.m. Thursday, donations totaled $1,001,570, but were continuing to climb.

The newspaper interviewed two men who admitted guilt in the April 25, 1978 Kansas City triple murder and swore Strickland was not with them and two other accomplices during the killing. The Star also reported that the lone eyewitness to the murders, Cynthia Douglas, had told relatives she had wanted to recant. Douglas died in 2015.

Following the newspaper’s report, Jackson County prosecutors began reviewing the conviction in November 2020, and concluded Strickland was innocent and should be freed immediately.

Donations to exonerated former Missouri inmate top $1 million on Thanksgiving

Some who donated to help Kevin Strickland said their contributions were a way to apologize for Missouri state officials.

www.stltoday.com

That would be a nightmare, being stuck in prison for 40 years for a crime you didn't commit.

Would you send a couple bucks to this guy's gofundme? Missouri law doesn't all him to get reimbursed by the state.

Good for him. Actually, little compensation for being incarcerated for 40 years on a miscarriage of justice, fought to keep in place, by powerful Missouri state political officials, keeping him (literally) a political prisoner of that state for 40 years.