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The Wrongfully Convicted series consists of stories that highlight the justice system failing many due to prejudice, racism, false confessions and more. In this series, we discuss the many people who have been arrested, tried and sentenced but have done nothing wrong and were later exonerated in the court of law!

In 1945, Erle Stanley Gardner, noted attorney and author of the popular Perry Mason mysteries, was contacted by an overwhelmed California public defender who believed his doomed client was innocent. William Marvin Lindley had been convicted of the rape and murder of a young girl along the banks of the Yuba River, and was awaiting execution at San Quentin. After reviewing the case, Gardner agreed to help - it seemed the fate of the "Red-Headed Killer" hinged on the testimony of a colorblind witness.