Two men exonerated thirty years after wrongful conviction thanks to retrocomputing enthusiasts and The Bloop Museum extracting data from a damaged floppy disc
Ah, I was not expecting to see a story about my local computing museum today! This is really cool. They are good people. I'm glad that they spent the time to help get two people exonerated!...
Ah, I was not expecting to see a story about my local computing museum today! This is really cool. They are good people. I'm glad that they spent the time to help get two people exonerated! Between this and the NABU's, I need to pop by in the near future. I will happily shill the system source/bloop museum any day of the week
According to the article you linked, Jones spent "almost five years" in prison, and Varney's conviction was overturned nine years after he was accused, so neither one spent 30 years in jail, but...
According to the article you linked, Jones spent "almost five years" in prison, and Varney's conviction was overturned nine years after he was accused, so neither one spent 30 years in jail, but the exoneration did come 30 years after Jones was convicted.
Ah, I was not expecting to see a story about my local computing museum today! This is really cool. They are good people. I'm glad that they spent the time to help get two people exonerated! Between this and the NABU's, I need to pop by in the near future. I will happily shill the system source/bloop museum any day of the week
Title taken from: https://rusty.cat/@xarph/110997638739322089
Article about the men exonerated: https://www.wmdt.com/2023/08/exoneration-granted-nearly-30-years-after-wrongful-conviction-in-wicomico-county/
According to the article you linked, Jones spent "almost five years" in prison, and Varney's conviction was overturned nine years after he was accused, so neither one spent 30 years in jail, but the exoneration did come 30 years after Jones was convicted.
@cfabbro can you fix the title?
Done. Let me know if the new title is better. cc: @bloup, @mantrid