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EDDIE'S LEGAL DOCUMENTS
Get insight on Eddie's case. Download and read every court document including Eddie's trial transcripts, PCRs, Habeas Corpus, and Appeal to the Supreme Court. Have questions on the documents or our findings, contact us at free-eddie.com or ask Eddie directly at the bottom of the Legal Documents Page.
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FREE-EDDIE BLOGS
Stay up to date on the daily movement and news on Eddie's quest for exoneration on social media.
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EDDIE'S TIMELINE
Follow the timeline, in Eddie's view, from the night of the alleged crime to today. As new information is made available, you can find those events here as well in the blogs above in in our FINDINGS at free-eddie.com.
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EDDIE'S NEWS STORIES
Here you can read all news reports pulled from the Harrison County Library in their Center for Local History and Genealogy Department that ran in the Corydon Democrat.
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EDDIE'S CHARACTER AFFIRMATION LETTERS
This is a relatively new addition to the LINKS page. Here you will find Affirmation Letters from family, friends, and loved ones who want to stand up for Eddie and vouch for his character and the person and man they had come to know over the years.​
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INNONCENCE PROJECTS
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The Innocence Network
Freeing the innocent and preventing wrongful convictions worldwide. The Innocence Network is an informal coalition of independent innocence organizations dedicated to combating wrongful convictions worldwide and reforming the criminal legal system. Most members of the Innocence Network provide legal representation to people who have been wrongfully convicted, though a few exclusively offer support to freed and exonerated people. To seek the services of a Network organization, please contact them directly. The majority of the Innocence Network’s members are based in the United States and are mainly focused on criminal legal reform in the U.S., but the Network also includes non-U.S. organizations that meet our membership criteria.
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The Innocence Project
Founded in 1992 by visionary attorneys Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck, the Innocence Project has been at the forefront of criminal justice reform, using DNA and other scientific advancements to prove wrongful conviction.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic (NDEJC)
Learn about the NDEJC Team that is currently reviewing Eddie's case. The NDEJC offers law students real-world experience in representing clients who were wrongfully convicted, providing invaluable insights into the criminal justice system. The clinic provides clients who are exonerated access to a network of social support services, such as education and vocational training, transitional housing, and health care services, including mental health counseling, and other support programs. Access to a network of social services will assist the client in successfully reintegrating into society. Finally, the Exoneration Justice Clinic works with innocence clinics to advocate for legislative reforms that will prevent wrongful convictions from happening in the first place.
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Fighting to Free the Forgotten: Non-DNA Innocence. Since the advent of DNA testing, no one can deny that wrongful convictions are a major problem in our criminal justice system. But less than 10% of criminal cases have DNA evidence to test. EXI focuses on the other 90+%, the forgotten population of innocent prisoners in New York whose last hope for justice is EXI's undertaking of old fashioned, gum-shoe investigations and sticking it out through hard-fought legal battles – battles that are unfortunately waged in a broken, uncaring, and dysfunctional system.
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Centurion
Centurion is a secular, national non-profit (501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the vindication of the wrongly convicted. Since 1983, Centurion has had 70 releases from prison of men and women who were serving life or death sentences for crimes they did not commit.
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Last Prisoner Project
The Last Prisoner Project was founded in 2019 out of the belief that no one should remain incarcerated or suffering the collateral consequences of offenses that are now legal.
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Investigating Innocence
This organization provides investigative services to indigent inmates, lawyers, and to members of the Innocence Network who seek to prove post-conviction claims of actual innocence. A 501 (c)(3) non-for-profit organization, this organization is supported by the dues of it'smembers and through the generosity of it's donors. The organization's members are devoted to freeing the innocent.
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LEGAL SUPPORT
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Indianapolis Bar Association
The IndyBar empowers its members to never stop learning, to make a difference in the community, to lead by example, to provide a voice for the profession and to build a network of professional and personal contacts.
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Indianapolis Legal Aid Society
Indy Legal Aid provides legal assistance that benefit the most vulnerable members of the Central Indiana community: the elderly and persons with a physical and/or mental disability, children and their caretakers, and low-income individuals who otherwise would not receive legal help.
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ACLU Indiana
The ACLU holds the government accountable by filing lawsuits against government entities that are violating Hoosier's rights. They work with Hoosiers in their communities and in the Statehouse to defend individual freedoms including free speech, women’s right to access abortion, racial justice, LGBTQ rights, and disability rights, as well as protecting human rights for people who are incarcerated.
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Southern Indiana Pro Bono Referrals Office
Southern Indiana Pro Bono Referrals, Inc. (SI-PBR) is a non-profit organization that refers qualifying low-income Indiana residents with civil legal needs to volunteer attorneys. SI-PBR covers Crawford, Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Scott, and Washington Counties in Indiana. The program consists of local attorneys who volunteer their time and expertise. SI-PBR strives to promote equal access to justice for all Indiana residents, regardless of economic status, by creating and promoting opportunities for attorneys to provide pro bono civil legal services to persons of limited means.
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The Southern Poverty Law Center
The SPLC is a catalyst for racial justice in the south and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people. Civil rights lawyers Morris Dees and Joseph Levin Jr. founded the SPLC in 1971 to ensure that the promise of the civil rights movement became a reality for all. Since then, we’ve won numerous landmark legal victories on behalf of the exploited, the powerless and the forgotten.
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AWARENESS
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The Giving Compass
Giving Compass is a one-stop shop to help individual donors learn about issues, get involved, and give to community-led change. In the US, 80% of giving to nonprofits comes from individuals (Giving USA). While the amount donators give is important, how they give also matters. The Giving Compass guides donors toward practices that advance equity and address the root causes of society's issues.
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The goal of Wronglyconvicted.org, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center, is to shed light on the issue of wrongful convictions and assist exonerated prisoners in their struggle to hold law enforcement accountable. Wronglyconvicted.org offers a unique platform by providing detailed information about wrongful convictions as well as news articles, legal briefs, publications and other resources.
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The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) was originally founded in 1990 in Washington state as Prisoners' Legal News (later Prison Legal News). The initial purpose of the organization was to publish a monthly newsletter of the same name to give a voice to prisoners, their families and others affected by criminal justice policies in Washington. By 1993 the newsletter had grown into a magazine with nationwide news coverage and circulation.
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The Marshall Project
The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system. They have an impact on the system through journalism, rendering it more fair, effective, transparent and humane.
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Families for Justice Reform (FAMM)
The organization is committed to nonpartisanship and embraces the value of racial, cultural, and political diversity in its advocacy. FAMM’s greatest asset has always been the stories of its members. By sharing the impact of unjust sentencing and prison policies on incarcerated individuals, their families, and their communities, FAMM has helped create urgency around the issue and made the problem feel real to policymakers who have to be moved to make meaningful change.
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Comfort House
Comfort House Child Advocacy Center is driven by a single goal - to do their part in making the world a better place for children. Their mission is to serve victims of child sexual abuse through a coordinated intervention and to end the cycle of child abuse through education. IMPORTANT NOTE: Counts three and four in Eddie's case were dropped as evidence submitted at the Comfort House was deemed to be unreliable and not credible as this "evidence" was too far removed from the alleged event by the Court of Appeals. In other words, the alleged victim was interviewed at the Comfort House nearly one year after the alleged event. Therefore, her memory may have been unreliable.
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RE-ENTRY PREPARATION
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Prison Legal News
Prison Legal News, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center, is an independent 72-page monthly magazine that provides cutting edge review and analysis of prisoners' rights, court rulings and news concerning criminal justice-related issues. PLN has a national (U.S.) focus on both state and federal prison issues, with some international coverage. PLN provides information that enables prisoners and other concerned individuals and organizations to gain a better understanding of a broad range of criminal justice topics, including issues related to the protection and enforcement of prisoners' rights. Some of the areas the publication covers include prison labor, the private prison industry, medical and mental health care for prisoners, misconduct and abuse by prison and jail staff, settlements and verdicts in lawsuits against detention facilities, juvenile justice, the death penalty, the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), prison censorship, HIV and hep C, solitary confinement, and racial and socio-economic disparities in our criminal justice system.
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Hope for Prisoners
Hope for Prisoners assists with reentry by providing the formerly incarcerated long-term support and services as they work to reclaim their lives, families and standing in the community. Hope for Prisoners gives them hope. Hope changes lives.
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Kairos Prison Ministry International
The mission of the Kairos Prison Ministry is to share the transforming love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ to impact the hearts and lives of incarcerated men, women and youth, as well as their families, to become loving and productive citizens of their communities. For many participants, the Kairos Weekend creates the desire to become a Christian, and for others the desire to continue his/her spiritual growth.
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GOVERNMENT
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Governor of Indiana
This link will allow you to contact the office of the Indiana Governor. You can ask for greeting invitations through the United States Postal Service or make scheduling requests to invite the Governor to attend an event.
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President of the United States
This link will allow you to contact the office of the President of the United States or Vice President. Here you can share your thoughts with the President or Vice President, request assistance, or even request a special Presidential Greeting Card that will be mailed out to the recipient of your choice. Just a quick note: Eddie receives a yearly Birthday Greeting Card from the President!
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Indiana Law on Child Molestation
A Limited Criminal History report contains only felonies and misdemeanor arrests within the State of Indiana. A Limited Criminal History search is based upon a subject's name, date of birth, race, and gender, and if needed, Social Security Number and place of birth. This report does not give the most comprehensive information, as it does not include criminal history information from other states. Please consider using the fingerprint based National Full Criminal History to obtain the most complete criminal history report available.​​
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Indiana Department of Child Services +1 (800) 800-5556
The Indiana Department of Child Services leads the state's response to allegations of child abuse and neglect and facilitates child support payments. This department considers the needs and values of all they serve in our efforts to protect children while keeping families together whenever possible.​​
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SEARCH ENGINES
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Find a Court Case (MyCase)
Search non-confidential cases in Indiana courts that use the Odyssey case management system.
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PACER
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Indiana State Police Limited Criminal Hisory Search
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Supreme Court of the United States: Docket Search
The Supreme Court’s docket system contains information about cases, both pending and decided, that have been filed at the Court. The docket provided here contains complete information regarding the status of cases filed since the beginning of the 2001 Term.
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Indiana Appellate Decisions
Read opinions handed down by the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court. Filter the list by basic, optional criteria. For a detailed search and other types of court documents visit mycase.in.gov.​
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICES & PRISON FACILITIES
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Indiana State Police (ISP)
The Mission of the Indiana State Police is to protect life and property within the State of Indiana from all threats, foreign and domestic, to investigate and deter crime, and to promote roadway safety by upholding the laws of the State of Indiana. By partnering with federal, state, and local agencies, the Indiana State Police will accomplish these efforts through effective patrols, investigations, intelligence gathering, innovative application of current technology, and all crimes policing efforts.
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Washington County Sherrif
The Washington County Sheriff's Department is committed to excellence in law enforcement and is dedicated to the people, businesses, and traditions of our county. In order to protect life and property, prevent crime and reduce the fear of crime, we will provide service with understanding, response with compassion, performance with integrity and law enforcement with vision.
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Harrison County Sherrif
The Harrison County Sheriff's Department is a public service organization that provides civil, corrections, and law enforcement services to Harrison County, Indiana. Our department is committed to providing high-quality public safety services to our community and to helping foster an environment in which all residents and visitors feel safe and secure while in Harrison County. Everything we do is for the continued protection of life and property, the preservation of the public peace, and the enforcement of the law in partnership with our communities.
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Harrison County Prosecutor's Office
The Harrison County Prosecutor's Office serves the citizens of Harrison County and Indiana who are victims of crime or who come in contact with the Criminal Justice Department. It may be important to note that any request for leniency or modification of a criminal sentence is first screened in this office by the sitting prosecutor.
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Harrison County Clerk
The Clerk's Office provides a wide range of services to the residents of Harrison County Indiana, the Indiana Judicial System, and the State of Indiana.
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Salem Police Department
We will preserve the peace and maintain order in our community. We will investigate crimes and apprehend criminals. We will protect our people and property, prevent crime, and promote traffic safety. We will foster positive relationships and support neighborhood self-sufficiency. In fulfilling our mission, we will respect the rights and dignity of all.
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Corydon Police Department
The Corydon Police Department officers are highly trained civil servants. We understand that working with the community involves more than one or two aspects of training. We believe its critical to be prepared for any given situation, from helping a lost child or subduing a drug addict, to dealing with an active shooter situation. The Corydon Police Department works tirelessly to help Corydon stay a safe and wonderful place to live.​
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Wabash Valley Correctional Facility
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility is a maximum/minimum security facility, with a total capacity of more than 2,200 incarcerated individuals. Construction on the facility, located north of Carlisle in Sullivan County, finished in 1997. The facility has both minimum security and maximum security and offers multiple programs to meet the needs of the incarcerated population, including the Special Needs Acclimation Program or SNAP. Wabash Valley’s staff have implemented many beneficial programs to ensure a well-run facility that offers incarcerated individuals a genuine opportunity for growth while maintaining public safety. The facility is also heavily involved in the community, providing support to local food pantries, schools, and other community organizations.
(Click HERE for their Welcome Guide and Fact Sheet.)
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