A few months ago, I stumbled upon a Dateline NBC episode about a clean-cut Iraq-war veteran and father of four who inexplicably murdered an 18-year-old girl he had never met before. When I finished watching the show, I was confused: How did police prove he was the killer?<p>As far as I could tell, the only thing he was guilty of was hearing gunshots, calling for help, and then trying to assist detectives. If you have 40 minutes, google "The Girl With the Blue Mustang" and see for yourself.<p>I decided to start my own investigation. What I discovered is the <i>single worst miscarriage of justice</i> I have ever heard about in a first-world country. For the last ten years, Sergeant Ray Jennings has been serving a life sentence, even though there is gunshot-residue and DNA-testing that proves he is innocent, as well as eyewitness testimony that another, unidentified man fled the scene of the shooting while Jennings was radioing his own location to the responding officers so they could arrive as quickly as possible.<p>Today, I sent the District Attorney this comprehensive refutation of the State's case: http://docdro.id/Qr6auC7<p>I'm posting it on Hacker News because I want to crowdsource ideas for how to make the arguments even more persuasive. Which parts did you find convincing? Can you think of any arguments I should add?<p>Please do not post the link elsewhere, because right now a huge outcry on social media would be counterproductive. The better way to express your support is to actually send a message to Ray in his cell using Letterquick.com.<p>He barely ever hears from people who understand he is innocent, so it would <i>really</i> raise his spirits to know that a bunch of smart people are brainstorming how to free him.<p>His address is: Raymond Jennings
Inmate ID AD0123, Block D1, Cell #222
PO Box 931
Imperial, CA. 92251