By Holly Kennedy
Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2006 at 12:00 AM

It's controversial, but still, a lot of people view the death penalty as a punishment that fits the crime. But what if you were sentenced to death row when you were completely innocent? It happened to Oklahoma native Greg Wilhoit.

On May 31st, 1985, Greg Wilhoit's wife was found raped and murdered in her apartment. The couple had been separated for three weeks making, Wilhoit an instant suspect. But it took eight months for authorities to finally arrest Wilhoit. Once a jury convicted him of the crime, he remained on death row for five years, knowing he was an innocent man.

It's a nightmare Greg Wilhoit has relived countless times for the past

21 years, the murder of his wife and the proof investigators found at the crime scene that left no doubt in their mind - Wilhoit was a cold-blooded killer.

"Whoever had raped and murdered my wife had bitten her on one of her breasts and they said my bite mark matched the one they had found on her breast," says Wilhoit.

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http://www.kvii.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=3775

Excellent story AND I am happy that Grisham will write about it, using popular culture to psread the message about wrongful convictions and the death penalty is a fabulous idea!

This is one reason I do not believe in the Death Penalty! Bless his heart with all he had to put up with and the loss of his wife seperated or not I'm sure he soved her! Than to be accused and imprissoned for a crime he never commited is just to much! When is this country going to wake up? We solve nothing with exacutions but create grief and pain for another family.

http://www.ocadp.org/news/stories/wilhoit.html
try this one the other one didn't work for me

A great article. Another reason why the DP needs to be done away with!

Thank you for the news source.

hugggz,
Suzanne