Man wrongly jailed for 30 years, Claude Garrett, dies just months after being freed
Claude Garrett was wrongfully convicted in 1993 of killing his then 24-year-old girlfriend Lorie Lance in what was suggested to be an arson attack.
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Claude Garrett was wrongfully convicted in 1993 of killing his then 24-year-old girlfriend Lorie Lance in what was suggested to be an arson attack.
Claude Garrett was luckier than most people who leave prison after decades. He had the support of family and friends. But incarceration exacts a heavy toll.
Claude Garrett was wrongfully convicted in 1993 of killing his then 24-year-old girlfriend Lorie Lance in what was suggested to be an arson attack.
A Tennessee man who spent 30 years in jail for a crime he didn't do died not long after being released from jail, according to reports.
Having twice convicted Garrett for setting a fatal fire in 1992, the Nashville DA’s office dropped the charges against him, facilitating his release.