In 1984 Kirk Bloodsworth, a former Marine who later transferred to becoming a local waterman was the first person to be sentenced to death then exonerated due to first degree murder, sexual assault and rape. A nine year old girl was found dead in a wooded secluded area, the evidence on the body suggested that she was sexually assaulted, raped, strangled and psychically abused with a rock. Bloodsworth, twenty two when he was wrongly convicted and served nine years in prison before he was released.
Bloodsworth was arrested due to an anonymous telephone call stating the local police that he was seen with the nine year old girl, earlier that day, hours before her death. A witness identified the perpetrator by a sketch shown on television, the
Bloodsworth was arrested due to an anonymous telephone call stating the local police that he was seen with the nine year old girl, earlier that day, hours before her death. A witness identified the perpetrator by a sketch shown on television, the