George Yelder
George Yelder and Louise Butler were wrongfully convicted of the murder of a 14-year-old girl in Lowndes County, Alabama, in 1928, only to be exonerated when the girl showed up alive. For details see Louise Butler.
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Northwestern University School of Law
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