In 1998, 6 year old Brooke Sutton survived a brutal attack that left her grandmother, Judy Johnson, dead. When Brooke identified her Uncle Clarence as the attacker, police quickly built their case around him, and despite a complete lack of physical evidence, he was convicted and sent to prison for life.

But one person refused to believe the verdict: Judy's daughter, Melinda. As appeals failed and the justice system closed ranks, she launched her own investigation, following leads police ignored and uncovering shocking twists that would transform the case into one of the most extraordinary wrongful conviction stories in American history.

Sources:

Conviction: The True Story of Clarence Elkins | YouTube

Wrongfully Convicted Man...|True Crime News | YouTube

Shocking: 6-Year-Old's Eyewitness Account Convicts Innocent Man | Murder She Solved | Real Crime | YouTube

Forensic Files - Season 12, Episode 19 - All Butt Certain - Full Episode

Dateline NBC 2016 Clarence Elkins Crime

Shadow of a Doubt: The Clarence Elkins Story – Crime Library

Criminal: Melinda and Clarence | WUNC News

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