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Bookmark or Share- Oklahoma court reinstates 'Innocent Man' murder convictionThe court overturned a lower court decision that said because prosecutors and police withheld evidence that could exonerate Tommy Ward, 61, of the 1984 murder of Donna Denice Haraway in Ada.
- Freed man in 'Dreams of Ada' case slams state appeal to Supreme CourtFontenot and Thomas Ward were convicted of killing Ada convenience store clerk Donna Denice Haraway in 1984. The case was the subject of the book, “The Dreams of Ada,” by Robert Mayer, and was also described in John Grisham’s “The Innocent Man,” which became a Netflix documentary series.
- Thomas Ward, Netflix true crime documentary subject, set to be released ...Thomas Ward, a man convicted for murder and featured in Netflix's true crime documentary The Innocent Man, is set to be released after a judge vacated his sentence on Dec. 18.
- Federal appeals court upholds overturned conviction in Ada ‘Innocent ...Along with co-defendant Tommy Ward, Karl Fontenot was convicted twice in the kidnapping and murder of Donna Denise Haraway from an Ada convenience store in 1984 and sentenced to life without parole. A federal judge in Muskogee overturned Fontenot’s conviction in late 2019.
- Appeals court asked to make key ruling in 'The Innocent Man' murder caseTwo Ada men, Fontenot and Tommy Ward, were sentenced to death at a 1985 murder trial even though the body of the victim had not yet been found. Both confessed involvement, saying the clerk was kidnapped and fatally stabbed after the store was robbed of $150.
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