"Sing Sing" Star JJ Velázquez Finally Exonerated After Wrongful Conviction
The blame for the murder of the officer, Albert Ward, fell on Velázquez, who entered prison in 1998 despite inconclusive evidence against him. The sentence was handed down based on a sketch that matched his profile and was supported by phone call records.
JJ Velazquez exonerated: ‘Sing Sing' actor cleared of wrongful conviction in NYPD murder
Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez was exonerated in court on Monday after serving a 25-years-to-life sentence at Sing-Sing prison in New York for the murder of a retired police officer. Velazquez had long maintained his innocence in the 1998 murder of retired NYPD Officer Albert Ward,
Within moments of meeting Dan Slepian, he gets a call from a prisoner at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility ... we are when it comes to the issue of wrongful convictions and mass incarceration ...
In 2002, a chance conversation propelled him to start probing wrongful convictions, work he's continued for more than 20 years. His new book, "The Sing Sing ... the Palladium murder back in ...
In 1998, Velazquez was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison despite not matching the suspect’s description. At the time, ...
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