:(You know, I always thought the world was out to get me - but I was wrong. Going through all that trouble to get him out then he up and dies.Found this hilarious sentence in a different article:Ms. Waters’s sons say they never questioned or resented what their mother was doing. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies.

Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsCookies help us deliver our Services. Imagine being his sister. Submit interesting and specific facts about something that you just found out here.Press J to jump to the feed. “Why am I not liked even though I try to be likeable [sic]?” Because you are trying.

“We were very young — you think, ‘You know what, she is probably just happy that she got him out before he died in prison. He was 47 years old.

Fuck :/New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castYou learn something new every day; what did you learn today? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsCookies help us deliver our Services. Let me explain…. Her body was found at 10:45 a.m. there were bloodstains throughout the house, and her purse, some jewelry, and an envelope where she kept cash were all missing. Its fist cringing!Wow, that was a heart warming story for about 1.5 secondsI'm questioning if any of the redditors actually read that story that was linked. 20 years, let alone 2 days is a fucking long time for serving something you dont deserve. He was 47 years old. I'd keep it to myself, but, y'know.Yeah, that part wasn't in the movie based on this for some reason.I thought you were joking, but some googling confirmed this.It's 8 minutes past midnight here, the start of a new day, and my heart is broken already. But Betty Anne Waters says of her brother’s time after he was exonerated: “Kenny had the best six months of his life.

TIL that in 2001 Kenny Waters, a Massachusetts man who was wrongly imprisoned for 18 years for murder, was finally freed after his high-school drop-out sister went to law school to prove his innocence. Withholding evidence that proved his alibi? Original post: TIL In 2001,Kenny Waters, a man who was wrongly imprisoned 18 years for murder, was finally freed after his high-school dropout sister went to law school to prove his innocence View entire discussion (1 comments) More posts from the topofreddit community 229 The world was out to get Kenny Waters.So you're saying he'd still be alive if she left him in jail? But she doesn't 'drop everything and goes to law school to become my attorney' likes me.I'm technically a former attorney, so all it'd really take is some paperwork and possibly some CLE credits to reactivate my bar status.I like my siblings, but it really seems like a lot of work.You learn something new every day; what did you learn today?

TIL Kenny Waters, a Massachusetts man who was falsely convicted of murder and spent 20 years in prison, whose sister became a lawyer for the sole purpose of getting him released, (depicted in the movie Conviction) died only 6 months after being released from a terrible fall. Submit interesting and specific facts about something that you just found out here.Press J to jump to the feed.

Beyond that actually. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. On the morning of May 21, 1980, Katherina Reitz Brow was murdered in her Massachusetts home. Sadly, Waters died in a tragic accident on September 19, 2001, only six months after he was released from prison.

Has anyone thought to charge her for his death?My sister likes me.

oh well i guess its all about the journey or some shitThat's tragic and everything, if I was his sister I'd be crushed......but also I'd be at least a little bit pissed off if I went to law school for the express purpose of getting my brother out of prison and he dies 6 months later falling off a roof. Kenny Waters died in an accident 6 months after his release from prisonthat’s seriously tragic, but at least, according to his sister, he got the best six months of his life:Sadly, Waters died in a tragic accident on September 19, 2001, only six months after he was released from prison. Even if it was short-lived he got to live free.Well, she probably will get paid six figures so it was still worth itMaybe he's just an extremely optimistic person who thinks it's a common thingIf I ever have a wild card to use IRL, like in board/video games, I would use it to free all the innocently convicted people all at once. After … But Betty Anne Waters says of her brother’s time after he was exonerated: “Kenny had the best six months of his life. After so many years behind bars, the world was new to him.”damn thats like frodo gettin back safely to town only to trip over a rock and die.

Swank’s name may be above the title, but it is Waters, who put herself through college and law school to free her brother Kenny from a murder charge, that is the film’s true star. You should not have to try. However, 6 months after his release, he died in a freak accident. Holy hell what a bunch of incompetence by the police.