Missouri woman freed after 43 years after murder conviction overturned.

[sds71]

A Missouri woman who was imprisoned for more than 40 years for murder has had her conviction overturned after a judge found “clear and convincing” evidence that she was innocent of the killing in question.

Sandra “Sandy” Hemme, 63, was convicted of – and sentenced to life imprisonment for – the 1980 slaying of Patricia Jeschke, a library worker in St Joseph, Missouri, after Hemme made statements to the police incriminating herself while she was a psychiatric patient.

On Friday, Livingston county circuit judge Ryan Horsman ruled that “evidence directly” ties the killing of Jeschke to a local police officer who later went to prison for another crime and has since died.

Hemme, who has spent the last 43 years behind bars, must be freed within 30 days unless prosecutors decide to re-try her, the judge said. The ruling came after an evidentiary hearing in January where Hemme’s legal team presented arguments supporting her evidence.

Missouri prisoner of four decades wins innocence claim in court

A Missouri judge has ordered that Sandra Hemme be released or retried in the next 30 days.

www.kctv5.com

Missouri woman's murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did it

A judge has overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman who was a psychiatric patient when she incriminated herself in a 1980 killing.

apnews.com

Murder conviction of Missouri woman overturned after 43 years in prison

Prison term of Sandra ‘Sandy’ Hemme, 63, longest-known wrongful conviction of a woman in US history

www.theguardian.com

 

[Kudzuu]

What is this poor lady going to do? Where will she go? To a long term care home?

 

[Deleted member 287549]

Sickening and heinous. It's obvious this poor woman had serious mental programs starting at a young age, but that doesn't automatically make her a killer. It definitely sounds like she was framed.

No surprise that an authority figure was actually the one responsible for this horrible crime. It's obvious that other authority figures covered up for him, given that he was one of their own. This is reprehensible -but unfortunately typical.

 

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A Missouri woman who was imprisoned for more than 40 years for murder has had her conviction overturned after a judge found “clear and convincing” evidence that she was innocent of the killing in question.

Sandra “Sandy” Hemme, 63, was convicted of – and sentenced to life imprisonment for – the 1980 slaying of Patricia Jeschke, a library worker in St Joseph, Missouri, after Hemme made statements to the police incriminating herself while she was a psychiatric patient.

On Friday, Livingston county circuit judge Ryan Horsman ruled that “evidence directly” ties the killing of Jeschke to a local police officer who later went to prison for another crime and has since died.

Hemme, who has spent the last 43 years behind bars, must be freed within 30 days unless prosecutors decide to re-try her, the judge said. The ruling came after an evidentiary hearing in January where Hemme’s legal team presented arguments supporting her evidence.

Missouri prisoner of four decades wins innocence claim in court

A Missouri judge has ordered that Sandra Hemme be released or retried in the next 30 days.

www.kctv5.com

Missouri woman's murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did it

A judge has overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman who was a psychiatric patient when she incriminated herself in a 1980 killing.

apnews.com

Murder conviction of Missouri woman overturned after 43 years in prison

Prison term of Sandra ‘Sandy’ Hemme, 63, longest-known wrongful conviction of a woman in US history

www.theguardian.com

From third link in top post:
"The Missouri attorney general’s office, which fought to uphold her conviction, did not immediately comment on the judge’s ruling...."

....waiting....

 

[ms_x_to_the_m]

OMG, she was railroaded. Poor woman

8 Facts About Sandra Hemme’s Case You Need to Know - Innocence Project

innocenceproject.org

 

[LordMo]

and with a police officer being a likely POI, there's the other shoe dropped as to why this happened.

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

and this is one instance of this. One instance that was exposed.

There are others that never are.

 

[Jewels53]

CHILLICOTHE, Mo. — A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison was released Friday, after Missouri’s attorney general fought for more than a month to keep her behind bars.

Sandra Hemme, 63, left prison Friday in Chillicothe, hours after a judge threatened to hold the attorney general’s office in contempt if they continued to fight against her release. She reunited with her family at a nearby park, where she hugged her sister, daughter and granddaughter.

https://fox4kc.com/news/missouri-woman-released-from-prison-after-1980-murder-conviction-overturned/

 

[Kudzuu]

The sad thing is after 43 years she may be institutionalized and not able to function in society. Hopefully her family can see her through this.

It's the little things like sleeping in a bed, silence, deciding what to eat, freedom to move around. Stuff we take for granted and treasure.
MOO

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1814699503896633423

 

[sds71]

Sandra Hemme Is Exonerated After 44-Year Battle

Ms. Hemme was the longest-known wrongly incarcerated woman in American history.

innocenceproject.org

 

[tlcya]

wow, at this point she has to be completely institutionalized. The adjustment will be a massive undertaking. I hope she has a good support system in place to help with that transition to life outside.