A former inmate who spent more than 20 years on Death Row in the US after being wrongly convicted or rape and murder has shared his incredible life story, which is now being made into a Netflix drama. Nick Yarris (pictured, left), 55, faced the electric chair after being framed in 1982 for the rape and murder of a woman in his native Pennsylvania. He spent 8,057 days behind bars (top right) - much of it in solitary confinement - after he was stopped in a stolen car (bottom right). Finally DNA evidence cleared him and he was released in 2004. The father-of-four who now lives in Yeovil, Somerset, has written a compelling book about the 23 years he waited to die, a harrowing experience that has shaped the rest of his life, despite now having his freedom. ...read
Amazing life story of British resident who spent 23 years on death row wrongly convicted of rape and murder now set to be next big Netflix drama
27/11/16 17:56
