By Richard Hart | Published January 25, 2016 | Posted in Criminal Defense | Tagged Tags: criminal conviction, DNA records, false convictions, north side strangler, walter ellis | Comments Off on Walter Ellis North Side Strangler
From 1986 to 2007, seven women were raped and killed by Walter Ellis. He was able to avoid detection by law enforcement because of flawed DNA records, and the victims were prostitutes. These women had multiple samples of DNA on them and drugs in their system. The Breakdown of the false convictions before Walter Ellis Read More
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