KENNY RICHEY DEATH ROW SCOT My Brother Kenny's Fight for Justice

Softcover. Foreword by Kenny Richey. For nearly 20yrs Kenny Richey was on Death Row in Ohio for a crime he did not commit. When he left his home in Scotland in 1982 for a new life in Reagan's America, he was full of hope for the future. Instead, what unfolded was a human tragedy. Here, for the first time, Kenny's brother Tom traces exactly what went on in this compelling and deeply disturbing case. What emerges is both an intensely moving account of one man's fight to prove his innocence and a damning indictment of the US justice system. In January 2005, an appeal court overturned Kenny's conviction for murder on the grounds that there were serious legal flaws in the original trial. Yet, 6-months later, an Ohio county prosecutor opted to prolong Kenny's agony and retry him rather than give him his freedom. This book chronicles the event that led up to this extraordinary decision. Illus. in colour + Epilogue. 214pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Review copy with loosely inserted slip. F. with no creasing to covers.