《定罪》真实原型故事

目前百度不给力，没有相关网页，只有google搜出来几篇相关报道，翻译水平有限，仅摘过来：1、kenneth很不幸，出狱后只享受了6个月的自由，就死了。2、兄妹俩获得了3.4million的赔偿。3、Nancytaylor没有受到任何形式上的处罚，网上连的照片我都没找到。有找到的麻烦给我个地址，我去吐口口水。--------------------------中英分割线--------------------------------------------EstateofKennethWatersToReceive$3.4MillionInSettlementForHis18YearImprisonmentPostedonJuly15,2009byAviKamionskiTheBostonGlobeisreporting:波士顿环球报道：ThetownofAyerandfiveofitsinsurershaveagreedtopay$3.4milliontosettleacivilrightslawsuitfiledbytheestateofthelateKennethWaters,whospentmorethan18yearsinprisonforamurderhedidnotcommitbeforehissisterearnedalawdegreeandhelpedfreehimthroughDNAevidence.TheestatewasrepresnetedbyBarrySheckofNeufeldSheckandBrustin.AyerpolicewereaccusedofcoercingfalsetestimonytoconvictWatersandwithholdingevidencethatcouldhaveclearedhim.Asixthinsurancecompany,WesternWorldInsuranceGroup,hasdeclinedtosettle,butnegotiationsarecontinuing.KennethWaterswasfreedfromprisoninMarch2001,andtheMiddlesexdistrictattorney’sofficedroppedthechargesagainsthim.Butheenjoyedonlysixmonthsoffreedom.HediedonSept.19,2001,afterhefellonhisheadfroma15-footwallinRhodeIslandwhiletakingashortcuttoarestaurant.Ayer’stownadministrator,ShaunA.Suhoski,saidthelawsuitwas“averycomplexcaseand,throughtheverydiligenteffortsofourlegalteam,withcloseoversightoftheBoardofSelectmen,itappearswe’vereachedanacceptableendpointinthislitigation.’’KennethWaterswasconvictedin1983offirst-degreemurderandarmedrobberyinthedeathofKatharinaBrow.ShewasfoundonMay21,1980,withmorethan30stabwounds,inhermobilehomeinAyer.Waters;hisgirlfriend,BrendaMarsh;andtwoofherchildren,oneofwhomWatershadfathered,hadbeenlivinginahousebehindthemobilehome.AccordingtothecomplaintfiledbyBettyAnneWaters,herbrotherhadasolidalibiforhiswhereaboutswhenthekillingoccurred:Hehadbeenworkinganightshiftatalocaldinerandthenhadacourtappearancethenextmorningforanunrelatedmatter.Ayerpoliceinterviewedhimafterthekilling,butfilednocharges,andthecaseremainedunsolvedfor21/2years.InOctober1982,amanwhowaslivingwithMarshapproachedAyerpoliceandsaidshetoldhimthatWatershadconfessedtokillingawomaninAyer,accordingtothecomplaint.ShealsosaidshehadwashedWaters’sbloodyclothes,hesaid.AyerPoliceChiefPhilipL.ConnorsandOfficerNancyTaylor-HarrisinterrogatedMarsh.AlthoughsheinitiallydeniedthatWatershadanythingtodowiththekilling,MarshultimatelyrelentedandsaidhehadcomehomedrunkthemorningthatBrowwaskilledwithalong,deepscratchonhisface,accordingtothecomplaint.PolicearrestedWaters,eventhoughofficershadexaminedhimafterthekillingandfoundnowounds.ThecomplaintallegedthatWaterswasindictedbasedinpartonfalsetestimonybeforeagrandjurybyTaylor-Harristhatfingerprintsfoundatthecrimesceneweresmearedanduselesstoinvestigators.Infact,authoritiesfoundabloodyfingerprintonabrokentoasterandapartialprintonakitchenfaucetthatwasstillrunningwhenBrow’sbodywasdiscovered.Taylor-HarrisknewthatWatershadbeenexcludedasthesourceoftheprints,thecomplaintalleged.WaterswasconvictedbyaMiddlesexSuperiorCourtjuryandsentencedtolifeinprison.