Abstract
Anthony Wright was found guilty of the rape and murder of an elderly woman in 1991 in Philadelphia. He was then convicted in 1993 (Kaur, 2020). Anthony Wright spent the next 25 years in prison before becoming the 344th person to be exonerated by DNA in the US (Innocence Project, 2025). Upon the re-examination of the evidence found at the crime scene, a new suspect was identified, but had already passed away, preventing any criminal charges from being filed against them. Anthony Wright also filed a civil lawsuit on January 17, 2017, after his exoneration (Wright v. Philadelphia, 2017).
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Morgan Steele
Department/Program
Criminal Justice
Submission Type
in-person poster
Date
4-1-2025
Rights
Copyright the Author(s)
Recommended Citation
Purvis, Caleb D.
(2025)
"25 Years For a Crime He Didn’t Commit: Anthony Wright,"
SACAD: Scholarly Activities: Vol. 2025, Article 30.
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2025/iss2025/30
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