"The Imperfect Alibi" is a reconstruction of the crime and 18-year-long investigation that ended with #DennisPerry's wrongful conviction.
If you haven't already, see the @ajc documentary premiere on Facebook and Youtube tonight at 6 p.m. #FreeDennisPerry https://t.co/0keAXsRsY8
"How did this happen? It's a long and complex story... but down in its essence, the story (goes) as follows: in 1985, a white man walked into a black church and killed a deacon and the deacon's wife."
A thread from @JoshuaWSharpe on the #DennisPerry case.
#FreeDennisPerry https://t.co/ESY7XcXcej
"I watched @AGT in prison and I would visualize myself there. I always desired to be on a stage like this, and now I'm here."
We're rooting for you, @Archieisfree–and innocence orgs like @innocence & @InnocenceProjNO who make moments like these possible! https://t.co/MlGvIrmjQ1
#FreeDennisPerry https://t.co/WvstfnBdXD
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Butch Kennedy, former @CamdenCountyGA chief sheriff's deputy, tried for 7 years to solve the murders. He believes Dennis Perry, the man in prison for the murders, is innocent. Kennedy is haunted by guilt and believes the case wouldn't have ended such a way if he'd solved it. https://t.co/JCdDYAN2LJ
Butch Kennedy, former @CamdenCountyGA chief sheriff's deputy, tried for 7 years to solve the murders. He believes Dennis Perry, the man in prison for the murders, is innocent. Kennedy is haunted by guilt and believes the case wouldn't have ended such a way if he'd solved it. https://t.co/JCdDYAN2LJ
Two more Georgia prisoners died of #COVID19 over the long weekend, bringing the total number of deaths to 18, including one staff person.
Since the first case was reported on March 18, 158 staff & 411 prisoners have tested positive for the virus. https://t.co/4yQf07VRLo
"The Imperfect Alibi" is a reconstruction of the crime and the 18-years-long police investigation that ended with Dennis Perry's wrongful conviction.
Hear from the detective who was haunted by the murders, Dennis Perry's wife, and the son of the man whose alibi caught investigative reporter Josh Sharpe’s attention as he walks you through his investigation and what he unearthed.
If you haven't already, see the short documentary from AJC when it premieres on Facebook and Youtube tonight at 6 p.m.
Hear from the detective who was haunted by the murders, Dennis Perry's wife, and the son of the man whose alibi caught investigative reporter Josh Sharpe’s attention as he walks you through his investigation and what he unearthed.
If you haven't already, see the short documentary from AJC when it premieres on Facebook and Youtube tonight at 6 p.m.
AJC documentary ‘The Imperfect Alibi’ to premiere tonight on Facebook, YouTube
Dennis Perry was convicted nearly 20 years ago for the deaths of Harold and Thelma Swain. AJC reporter Joshua Sharpe investigated whether Perry was wrongly convicted. See what he found.
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"I watched 'America's Got Talent' in prison, and I would visualize myself there. I always desired to be on a stage like this, and now I'm here."
We're rooting for you, Archie Williams, and all the innocence organizations nationwide like Innocence Project & Innocence Project New Orleans making moments like these possible!
We're rooting for you, Archie Williams, and all the innocence organizations nationwide like Innocence Project & Innocence Project New Orleans making moments like these possible!
A wrongfully convicted man freed after 36 years is now an 'America's Got Talent' favorite
Archie Williams spent 36 years in a Louisiana prison for a rape he didn't commit. One year after he was freed, he wooed the reality show's judges with a moving rendition of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me."
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AJC reporter Joshua Sharpe first wrote about exculpatory DNA evidence uncovered by GIP and King & Spalding in the Dennis Perry case back in April.
Now, he's diving deeper than ever into the 35-year-old double murder that left a prominent Black couple dead–and keeps an innocent man locked up for over two decades.
Pick up a copy of "The Imperfect Alibi," available now.
Now, he's diving deeper than ever into the 35-year-old double murder that left a prominent Black couple dead–and keeps an innocent man locked up for over two decades.
Pick up a copy of "The Imperfect Alibi," available now.
"It's so easy to pass by here (every three or four days), but it's not easy to pass by here without thinking about it. Or waking up at night and thinking about it."
It's been 35 years since the double murder that left a prominent Black couple dead, a community changed forever, and an innocent man wrongfully convicted.
See the story unfold in this short documentary from AJC.
It's been 35 years since the double murder that left a prominent Black couple dead, a community changed forever, and an innocent man wrongfully convicted.
See the story unfold in this short documentary from AJC.
The Imperfect Alibi | An AJC Short Documentary
A South Georgia couple were killed in church 35 years ago, and a man sits in prison convicted of their murder. Is he the right guy? If not, who is? Journey with us as a single journalist sheds light on a case many believed was over, settled, solved. (Directed by Ryon Horne, Story by Joshua Sharpe, P...
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It's been more than 7,400 days since #DennisPerry was locked up for a crime he did not commit.
Together with co-counsel at King & Spalding, we've filed a habeas petition, we've filed an extraordinary motion for new trial, we've even uncovered exonerating DNA evidence that points to an alternate suspect.
Now, Dennis Perry's case moves to the court of public opinion in "The Imperfect Alibi," an in-depth look into the 35-year-old double murder that left a prominent Black couple dead – and keeps an innocent man behind bars. https://www.ajc.com/alibi-story/
Together with co-counsel at King & Spalding, we've filed a habeas petition, we've filed an extraordinary motion for new trial, we've even uncovered exonerating DNA evidence that points to an alternate suspect.
Now, Dennis Perry's case moves to the court of public opinion in "The Imperfect Alibi," an in-depth look into the 35-year-old double murder that left a prominent Black couple dead – and keeps an innocent man behind bars. https://www.ajc.com/alibi-story/
“There's a man serving two life sentences for the South Georgia murders, but he says he's innocent, and even some of the investigators who worked the case believe him.”
This Sunday, the AJC will uncover the most dramatic developments in a 35-year-old double murder case–for which GIP / King & Spalding client Dennis Perry has been wrongfully imprisoned over two decades–in a special 32-page feature.
This Sunday, the AJC will uncover the most dramatic developments in a 35-year-old double murder case–for which GIP / King & Spalding client Dennis Perry has been wrongfully imprisoned over two decades–in a special 32-page feature.
