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On the 28th of April 1984, 24-year-old Denice Haraway was abducted from a convenience store in Ada, Oklahoma. Within six months, Two local men, Karl Fontenot and Tommy Ward would confess to her murder. There was no physical evidence, confusing witness identifications and the two men's confessions did not align. Both Karl and Tommy were sentenced to death. Decades later exculpatory evidence that was kept from the men's defence teams, was finally handed over. One man is now free, and the other Man's fight for freedom continues.

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As Police begin to interview Tommy Ward, he tells them about a recent dream. This abstract dream would lead to an untapped police interrogation which ended with Tommy Ward’s confession and the implication of two other men in the abduction, rape, and murder of Denice Haraway. One man would ultimately be cleared of any involvement, while Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot would soon be on trial for their very lives. As the years rolled on details of the two men’s confessions would be shown to be inaccurate and the validity of their confessions would be called into question.

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On the 28th of April 1984, 24-year-old Denice Haraway was abducted from a convenience store in Ada, Oklahoma. Within six months, Two local men, Karl Fontenot and Tommy Ward would confess to her murder. There was no physical evidence, confusing witness identifications and the two men's confessions did not align. Both Karl and Tommy were sentenced to death. Decades later exculpatory evidence that was kept from the men's defence teams, was finally handed over. One man is now free, and the other Man's fight for freedom continues.

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In 1972 a young woman was murdered in her Miami apartment. Her killer was apprehended and given a life sentence. Almost two decades later, college aged women began to vanish in the town of Gainesville, Florida. Did police have a serial killer on their hands?

Law Enforcement Contacts

Tiffany Louise Sessions

• Alachua County Sheriff's Office 352-367-4161

Tracey Marie Kroh

Pennsylvania State Police

• 717-362-8700
• 717-705-0340

Elizabeth (Beth) Ann Miller

• Colorado Bureau of Investigation 303-239-4222

Jennifer Odom

• Detective George Loydgren at 352-754-6830.

Case Sources

https://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/06/justice/florida-missing-woman/

https://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/28/us/death-row-stories-criminal-police-confessions/index.html

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article1963500.html

https://www.gainesville.com/news/20140205/paul-rowles-timeline/1

https://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/30-years-later-tiffany-sessions-remains-missing

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2008-09-11-found11-story.html

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1994-05-08-9405070320-story.html

https://justiceinmiami.org/the-search-for-missing-uf-student-tiffany-sessions/

https://www.wuft.org/news/2012/09/25/twenty-year-old-cold-case-cleared/

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article1963500.html

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45625117/tampa-bay-times/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45625320/the-miami-herald/

https://mycbs4.com/archive/paul-rowles-a-look-into-the-life-of-a-serial-killer

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article225472130.html

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On Halloween morning in 1981, a Roman Catholic nun was brutally raped and murdered in her Northern Amarillo convent. The investigation that was to follow would lead to the highly questionable arrest of an intellectually disabled 17-year-old boy. His trial would raise more questions than answers and would shine a spotlight on a flawed judicial system. This case not only poses the question of guilt or innocence but also asks the question of whether mentally ill prisoners should receive the death penalty.