The Documented Truth About Kerry Lyn Dalton's Trial

Some of you have watched the Deadly Women episode aired last Winter, claiming to tell the story of a murder involving Kerry Dalton, Sheryl Baker, Mark Tompkins and "George."

Now you can read the documented truth in the newly published book, CAGES. For details, along with excerpts, follow this link https://victoriaannthorpe.com/

Sister Helen Prejean, Author of Dead Man Walking, writes, "...Cages is a must read that exposes the complexities and faults within the system, while going deeply into the moral issue of capital punishment..." 

Compare the astonishing differences between the episode's version and this documented, accurate retelling of the facts.

Death Row at Central CA Women's Facility

The "cage" has been extended since this photo to include five more cells.
CCWF is currently housing 3,071 women (153% ), along with
it's neighbor facility,VSPW, housing 2,587 women (131% capacity).
Twenty women share the Death Row Cage.
(Please look through earlier articles posted to learn more about Kerry's case.)

The opposite of poverty is not wealth. … In too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice.” (Bryan Stevenson)
Watch Bryan Stevenson's talk on TED through this link:

http://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice.html 

Bryan Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, fighting poverty and challenging racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.

Michael Morton freed after 25 years, wrongly convicted of his wife's murder (sentenced over turned  Oct. 4, 2011).
Watch another case of innocence uncovered here:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7402891n

Earlier footage of Mr. Mortan's exoneration at this link:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/michael-morton-free-25-years-prison-exonerated-wifes/story?id=14663445




Prosecutorial misconduct must be addressed, their immunity to civil prosecution can be amended and possibly save others from wrongful convictions- it will not change our ability to prosecute and keep our communities safe. Please use this link for further info:http://www.prosecutorialoversight.org/

Prosecutorial oversight is typically a matter discussed within legal policymaking circles. The Prosecutorial Oversight Campaign seeks to explore policy reforms to prevent prosecutorial misconduct and error through a national dialogue on the issue, and your voice is critical to this process.

The Innocence Project team and Mr. Morton

 

Linkin Park performs Kerry and Victoria's Currently Favorite song

Please click and learn about Washington State's campaign for     Safe And Just Alternatives:
https://sjawa.org/home

Although Kerry's all time favorite group is Pearl Jam (Black her favorite song) this song by Linkin Park speaks to her heart & mine.

Linkin Park's latest album is totally awesome - all of it!
A Thousand Suns was released Sept. 2010, and soon after  Kerry asked me to listen to "Waiting For The End"  - ever since, it's been my favorite too. 

They have the music video of Waiting for the End here:

 http://www.linkinpark.com/video/waiting-for-the-end-official-107#

 Waiting For The End

          This is not the end
          This is not the beginning
          Just a voice like a riot
             Rocking every revision
         But you listen to the tone
         And the violent rhythm
            Though the words sound steady
            Something emptys within 'em.

         We say yeah!
With fists flying up in the air
         Like we’re holding onto something that’s invisible there
            Cuz we’re living at the mercy of the pain and the fear
Until we dead it -  forget it
                     Let it all disappear...

            Waiting for the end to come
            Wishing I had strength to stand
            This is not what I had planned
                       It’s out of my control-

            Flying at the speed of light
           Thoughts were spinning in my head.
           So many things were left unsaid
                      It’s hard to let you go...

        I know what it takes to move on
               I know how it feels to lie -
       All I wanna do is trade this life for something new-
                       Holding on to what I haven’t got!
           Sitting in an empty room
           Trying to forget the past
           This was never meant to last
           I wish it wasn’t so...

              What was left when that fire was gone
         I thought it felt right but that right was wrong
              All caught up in the eye of the storm
        And trying to figure out what it’s like moving on

             And I don’t even know what kind of things I said
        My mouth kept moving and my mind went dead
            Picking up those pieces now where to begin
        The hardest part of ending is starting again

    All I wanna do is trade this life for something new -
                                  Holding on to what I haven’t got!!
           This is not the end
           This is not the beginning
           Just a voice like a riot
           Rocking every revision
              - But you listen to the tone
                And the violent rhythm
               Though the words sound steady
               Something emptys within 'em...

           We say yeah!                  With fists flying up in the air
                          Like we’re holding onto something that’s invisible there
                                  Cuz we’re living at the mercy of the pain and the fear
                                           Until we dead it -  forget it -
                                                        Let it all disappear...

Songwriters: JOSEPH HAHN, ROBERT G. BOURDON, BRAD DELSON, DAVE FARRELL, MIKE SHINODA, CHESTER CHARLES BENNINGTON

Innocence Proven after 25 Years

Michael Morton freed Oct 4, 2011


“The prosecution’s complete disregard for the truth in this case is stunning,” said Nina Morrison, a Senior Staff Attorney with the Innocence Project.  “Rather than try to get to the bottom of what really happened, the prosecution went to great lengths to keep evidence pointing to Mr. Morton’s innocence from his lawyers..."
Such prosecutorial misconduct has been exposed in many other exonerations on all levels of convictions. The Death Penalty is too risky for us to keep in place. As responsible citizens in a civilized nation I hope we will all take action to spur the Legislature to enact legislation requiring open file discovery in every case.   

(experts from the article at Innocence Project) :

"The prosecution’s complete disregard for the truth in this case is stunning,” said Nina Morrison, a Senior Staff Attorney with the Innocence Project.  “Rather than try to get to the bottom of what really happened, the prosecution went to great lengths to keep evidence pointing to Mr. Morton’s innocence from his lawyers, blatantly ignoring direct orders from the judge who conducted a review of the evidence. This case and the other tragic murder that might have been prevented if the leads had been investigated will hopefully spur the Legislature to enact legislation requiring open file discovery in every case.”

(Austin, TX – October 4, 2011) Michael Morton walked out of a Williamson County courtroom today after his 1987 murder conviction was overturned because of new DNA evidence pointing to another man.  Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley joined with the Innocence Project in seeking Morton’s release after it was discovered that the DNA of an unnamed male linked to the Morton crime through a bandana that also contained the blood of the victim was also found at the scene of a later murder in Travis County.  The unnamed male is now under investigation for both crimes.  Morton served nearly 25 years in prison before being released. 

N.Y is working with laws to hold prosecutors in check:
http://m.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/A2845-2011
Provides that if a prosecutor withholds information proving the innocence of an individual convicted of or charged with a crime, he or she shall be guilty of a felony with the term of imprisonment being twice that of the term of imprisonment the individual charged with the crime is faced with or twice that which the individual has been sentenced to.

North. CA Innocence Project report on Prosecutorial Misconduct:
http://law.scu.edu/ncip/file/ProsecutorialMisconduct_BookEntire_online%20version.pdf


read more details on the Morton case at this link:
 http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/Texas_Man_Freed_After_Serving_Nearly_25_Years_for_Murdering_His_Wife_That_New_DNA_Evidence_Shows_He_Didnt_Commit.php

Murder verses Innocence; The Englewood Four Are Exonerated

Posted by the Innocence Project;
Jan. 17, 2012

"Today marks the end of a very long ordeal for four Chicago men who were unjustly convicted as teenagers. After 17 years, Michael Saunders, Harold Richardson, Vincent Thames and Terrill Swift—have finally been exonerated of the 1994 murder of Nina Glover. The State’s Attorney’s Office announced at a hearing today that they are dismissing the indictments against the four men. The decision follows a judge’s November 2011 order to vacate the four convictions.
Saunders, Richardson, Thames and Swift have spent most of their adult lives in prison. They were between the ages of 15 and 18 when they arrested. Based on false confessions and without a shred of physical evidence, they were wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 30-40 years in prison. Their cases, and others in Cook County, reveal a dangerous pattern of injustice based on false confessions. The Innocence Project is calling on Cook County to conduct a review of all cases involving juvenile confessions. In the past four months, ten people have been exonerated through DNA testing in Illinois after being unjustly convicted based on confessions they gave as teenagers."

False confessions can occur because of deals offered and coercion; fear for themselves being prosecuted.

Christmas visit with Kerry Lyn Dalton 2011

Kerry and Victoria Christmas Eve.



The final documentary on the West Memphis Three is debuting January 12th, on HBO.

http://paradiselost3themovie.com/

Soon to be released in DVD.

Testimony at Kerry Lyn Dalton Case

The following are excerpts from Sheriff Wilson’s Testimony,
he was at the residence the night of the alleged murder scene, June 26th, 1988,
that Dusek & Cooksey described in the Deadly Women show, in reference to the Dalton case;

(p. 2738 line 12-14)THE CLERK:  PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE
RECORD AND SPELL YOUR LAST.
THE WITNESS:     DAVID WILSON, W-I-L-S-O-N.

(p.2741,line 2-4) 
Q.(prosecutor Dusek) OKAY. GOING BACK TO JUNE 2 6TH,
1988, DID YOU RECEIVE A CALL LEADING YOU TO A TRAILER PARK?
A. YES, I DID.
Q. ABOUT WHAT TIME DID YOU GET THE CALL, DEPUTY?
A. I COULD LOOK AT MY LOG AND GIVE YOU THE EXACT
TIME.
Q. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
A. I HAVE A COPY OF IT. WELL IT IS A COPY. I CAN'T
EVEN READ IT. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS 2055 IS WHEN I
ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE TELEPHONE CALL AT MY RESIDENCE.
Q. THOSE OF US NOT IN THE MILITARY OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT, WHAT TIME IS THAT?
A. THAT WOULD BE 8:55 IN THE EVENING.

(p.2724 line 7-16)Q. WHERE DID YOU GO?
A. SPACE NUMBER 25,IN THE LIVE OAK SPRINGS TRAILER
PARK.
Q. ALL RIGHT.CAN YOU DESCRIBE THAT AREA FOR US, WHERE
THE TRAILER PARK WAS?
A. THE TRAILER PARK IS — IS IN A — WHAT USED TO BE -
IT WAS AN OLD RETIREMENT AREA, SMALL LIKE A LITTLE
VILLAGE, THEN THEY ADDED THE TRAILER PARK TO IT SO
THERE IS A LOT OF SMALL,  OLDER HOMES THERE WITH A
SMALL TRAILER PARK, APPROXIMATELY — APPROXIMATELY —
PROBABLY ABOUT 30 TRAILERS.

(p. 2745 line 28, 2746 1-10)Q. ALL RIGHT. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO GET TO the
TRAILER, APPROXIMATELY?
A. LET'S SEE, I ARRIVED THERE AT 2102 SO IT WOULD
HAVE BEEN 7 MINUTES.
Q. DID YOU GO WITH ANYONE?
A. NO.
Q. WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLE?
A. I BELIEVE AT THAT TIME IT WAS A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE
CHEVY BLAZER. I BELIEVE THAT WE HAD CHEVIES THEN.
Q. MARKED UNIT?
A. YES, IT WAS MARKED.

(p. 2747 21-27,p. 2748 16)Q. DID YOU SPEAK WITH MISS FEDOR?
A. YES, I DID.
Q. DESCRIBE HER CONDITION?
A. SHE APPEARED TO BE ON METHAMPHETAMINE. SHE WAS
VERY EXCITED, VERY — SHE WOULDN'T COMPLETE HER
SENTENCES. SHE WOULD START HER SENTENCE THEN RESTART
ANOTHER ONE. SHE WAS VERY PARANOID ACTING.
A. I HAVE ARRESTED OTHER PEOPLE FOR BEING UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND OTHER DRUGS.    
I HAD ALSO INTERVIEWED HER IN THE PAST.
I HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH HER.

(p.2751 line 22-28, 2752 1-23, Q. WHAT WAS THE ORIGIN OF THE CALL, DO YOU RECALL?
A. IT WAS TO TAKE A REPORT OF A BURGLARY.
Q. WHILE YOU WERE THERE, DID SHE REFER TO ANY OTHER
ITEMS OF EVIDENCE OR INTERESTS THAT YOU RECALL?
A. YES,SHE SAID THAT — WHEN I ASKED HER WHAT HAD
BEEN TAKEN FROM THE HOUSE,  SHE SAID A TRASH CAN HAD
BEEN TAKEN,  YELLOW TRASH CAN AND
A SLIPCOVER FOR A CHAIR.
Q. DID SHE TALK ABOUT ANY OTHER PIECES OF EVIDENCE
THERE THAT SHE WAS CONCERNED WITH?
A. YES, SHE DID.SHE SAID THAT THERE — SHE HAD
FOUND A BLOOD SOAKED PILLOW CASE ON HER BED.
Q. DID YOU TRY TO FIND THAT?
A. YES, I DID.
Q. WHAT WAS THE RESULT, WHAT HAPPENED?
A. I WAS UNABLE TO FIND IT.
Q. WHAT DID YOU DO, WHERE DID YOU LOOK?
A. I LOOKED — SHE SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN ON HER BED.
I LOOKED ON HER BED, IT WASN'T THERE. THEN SHE SAID
THAT THEY PUT IT IN A BOX, IT WAS UNDER THE TRAILER.
I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER. THERE WAS NO BOXES OR
PILLOW CASE.
Q. DID YOU ACTUALLY GO UNDER THE TRAILER?
A. I KNELT DOWN AT THE TRAILER, WAS ABLE TO LOOK
UNDERNEATH ASSISTED BY MY FLASHLIGHT.
Q. HOW LONG WAS THIS TRAILER?
A.I BELIEVE THAT IT IS 60 FEET, I BELIEVE.
Q. AND WHAT LOCATION DID YOU POSITION YOURSELF WHEN YOU
LOOKED UNDER THE TRAILER?
A. ABOUT FIVE DIFFERENT POSITIONS.
Q. YOU COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING THERE?
A. NO.

(2753 11-16)Q. YOU WROTE HER OFF AS A CRAZY DOPER?
A.YES,I DID.
Q.HOW LONG DID YOU REMAIN AT MISS FEDOR'S RESIDENCE?
A.I BELIEVE THAT I WAS THERE FOR ABOUT 18 MINUTES.
Q. DO YOU HAVE A LOG THAT SHOWS THAT?
A. YES, I DO. I ARRIVED AT 2102 AND I LEFT AT 2120

(p.2766 line 18-28, 2767 1-6)Q.(cross examination defense attorney Landon) AND WHEN
YOU CAME INTO THE KITCHEN, DID YOU SEE ANY BLOOD?
A. NO, I DIDN’T.
Q. WHEN YOU WENT INTO THE LIVING ROOM, DID YOU SEE ANY
BLOOD?
A. NO,I DID NOT.
Q. AND WHEN YOU CAME INTO THE MASTER BEDROOM, DID YOU
SEE ANY BLOOD?
A. NO, I DID NOT.
Q. DID JOANNE FEDOR, THIS INDIVIDUAL YOU HAD CONTACT
WITH, POINT OUT TO YOU ANY BLOOD IN THE TRAILER?
A. NO, SHE DID NOT.
Q. IF YOU HAD SEEN BLOOD IN THE TRAILER,WOULD YOU
HAVE MADE A NOTE OF THAT?
A. YES, I WOULD HAVE.
Q. WOULD THAT HAVE CONCERNED YOU?
A. YES,IT WOULD HAVE.

(p. 2768 line 9-27)Q. DID YOU — YOU HAD SOME COMMENT MADE BY JOANNE
FEDOR ABOUT HER FINDING A BLOOD-SOAKED PILLOWCASE;
IS THAT CORRECT?
A. YES.
Q. AND SHE INDICATED THAT SHE HAD — HAD FOUND IT ON
HER BED?
A. THAT'S CORRECT.
Q. AND DID YOU GO TO THE BED TO TAKE A LOOK TO SEE
WHETHER OR NOT YOU COULD FIND A BLOOD-SOAKED PILLOWCASE?
A. YES, I DID.
Q. AND DID YOU FIND ONE?
A. NO.
Q. AND DID YOU FIND ANY TRACE OF ANY BLOOD ON THE BED?
A. NO, I DIDN'T.
Q. DID YOU LOOK?
A. YES.
Q. ONCE AGAIN USING YOUR FLASHLIGHT TO INSURE YOU HAD
ENOUGH LIGHT TO LOOK;IS THAT CORRECT?
A. THAT'S CORRECT.

(p. 2770 line 10-19)Q. YOU INDICATED THAT YOU HAD HAD CONTACT WITH
MISS FEDOR' IN THE PAST; IS THAT RIGHT?
A. YES,I HAD.
Q. AND IN YOUR CONTACT WITH HER IN THE PAST, HAD YOU
NOTICED HER TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS?
A. YES, I HAD.
Q. AND TO YOU, THEN, SHE WAS A KNOWN METH USER;
IS THAT CORRECT?
A. YES, SHE WAS.
Q. DID YOU FIND ANY EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTED A
BURGLARY COMPLAINT WHEN YOU WENT TO JOANNE FEDOR'S
TRAILER THAT NIGHT ON JUNE 26TH, 1988?
A. NO,I DID NOT.

Kerry Lyn Dalton was wrongfully convicted: based on the testimony of a co-defendant & disreputable hearsay, there is no physical evidence and no common sense evidence. Please look further at this blog for more information.

There is no justice or closure in false convictions.

Deputy Wilson’s testimony covers 42 pages,
if you are interested in his entire testimony
please leave me your email and I will send it
to you, I will not publish your email.

This case ended with NO BODY - NO WEAPON - NO BLOOD; the evidence table was empty- There were NO FORENSICS evidence to support the drug induced stories even though
the elite task force conducted 3 searches.

Please ask me questions you may have about the case- I will answer them all,
I want everyone to know the truth.

http://www.safecalifornia.org/home


**Refer to the Nov 21, 2011, article (No Victim Established Day 6 of the Trial), to locate
case #, Judge and attorney names.
Looking through older posts will give you much more background and information. Please keep asking me questions.