tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83587789508565649332011-04-21T18:44:28.059-07:00Dennis Fritz was guest speaker at the Iowans Against the Death Penalty's 45th anniversary dinner,Oct.2007. Dennis Fritz, author of "Journey Toward Justice", the story of his wrongful conviction in the 1982 murder and rape of Debra Sue Carter. He was freed when DNA evidence cleared him in 1999 after serving 11 years in prison. The other defendant convicted and later freed in the murder, Ron Williamson, was the subject of John Grisham's book "The Innocent Man."Barbara's Journey Toward Justicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09888004395206383450noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358778950856564933.post-44346996204782257912007-12-21T18:41:00.000-08:002008-11-13T16:21:11.967-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xcvFJS99USs/R2x57B5hczI/AAAAAAAAAIs/qkhrnm-x5UU/s1600-h/Sen.+Robb+Hogg+and+Dennis+Fritz.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146622529206580018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xcvFJS99USs/R2x57B5hczI/AAAAAAAAAIs/qkhrnm-x5UU/s200/Sen.+Robb+Hogg+and+Dennis+Fritz.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Photo Sen.Robb Hogg and Dennis Fritz<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8358778950856564933-4434699620478225791?l=iadp45thyear.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Barbara's Journey Toward Justicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09888004395206383450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358778950856564933.post-85168157532126279192007-12-21T18:36:00.000-08:002008-11-13T16:21:12.113-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xcvFJS99USs/R2x4xh5hcyI/AAAAAAAAAIk/2fIAkAddjro/s1600-h/Gov.+Tom+Vilsack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146621266486194978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xcvFJS99USs/R2x4xh5hcyI/AAAAAAAAAIk/2fIAkAddjro/s200/Gov.+Tom+Vilsack.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong>Former Gov. Tom Vilsack, who during eight years as governor fought attempts to reinstate the death penalty</strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8358778950856564933-8516815753212627919?l=iadp45thyear.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Barbara's Journey Toward Justicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09888004395206383450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358778950856564933.post-45470752492049680102007-12-21T18:18:00.000-08:002008-11-13T16:21:12.226-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xcvFJS99USs/R2x0ph5hcxI/AAAAAAAAAIU/wgk4l25EMyk/s1600-h/James+Benzoni+and+Dennis+Fritz.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146616731000730386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xcvFJS99USs/R2x0ph5hcxI/AAAAAAAAAIU/wgk4l25EMyk/s200/James+Benzoni+and+Dennis+Fritz.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Photo of James Benzoni and Dennis Fritz</strong><br /><strong>James Benzoni, a Des Moines lawyer, was honored at the anniversary dinner for his efforts to keep Iowa free of capital punishment. He once faced murder charges and became a lawyer as a result</strong>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8358778950856564933-4547075249204968010?l=iadp45thyear.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Barbara's Journey Toward Justicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09888004395206383450noreply@blogger.com0