tell me about being wrongfully accused, my sons doing 11 years for a crime he didn't commit, and will remain in prison until his last day sentance. i hope he can find forgivness in this world of hate, and corruption. Deborah

....I knew a lady who had a son that was entrapped/set-up in Florida...

...In this state, back when, if you got caught sellin' drugs you could give the cops 5 and get a ggo-past-jail sign...they did not care how...just do it..and someone did to her son...He did every single day...got out...and is speaking to kids about friends/favors/people...but he is not bitter..he knew he made a mistake in trust...did not warrant a 13 yr sentence...

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He spend 17 years in prison, for crime he didn't do it!!!. How men man and women in prison doing time for crime they never did. The judicial system in this country isn't right. How many people make crime and walk free from it. I have son who didn't have fair trial and was Wrongfully charged. They charge you so quick, but it takes many years to fix it. And what you get Sorry we made a mistake........what about the years in prison?????

He was right when he was talking about the police not being able to evaluate shock. I watched my own father shoot himself in the head and when i went into shock all i could do was scream and talk like I was 4 years old. When I finally calmed down I started to cry and didnt stop for 2 days. However while I was crying and filling out a report the crisis police officer told me that I need to just stop thinking about it and was very rude. What ever happened to compassion?

Yes, of course people confess to things that they didn't do, or believe in. Salem witch hunts, Christians persecution, children to parents, John McCain broke down after long and awful torture. The forms of pressure and each ones capacity is different, but there is a breaking point. Unfortunately, for some death comes before the truth. Congratulations Marty.

When I first started watching the show, I thought, " There is no way I would ever confess to a crime I didn't commit." But as I watched, memories of my abusive marriage came back, and I remembered my ex-husband badgering me to admit the abuse was my fault, and I would agree, to end the badgering. Then I understood. When tortured enough, a person will say anything to make it stop. I am so grateful that memory for me was so far removed from who I am now, that my memories have to BE brought back instead of having a hold on every part of my life, as they did for several years. Praise God, there truely is freedom in forgiveness. For me that came when I realized through therapy, how sick my ex was and that what he had done wasn't personal and had nothing to do with who I was. I was created perfect in the eyes of God, created to be loved, not abused, and anyone w ho can't see that is blinded by their view and that doesn't change who I am.

I am currently in the fight of my life. My husband is rotting in federal prison for a crime he did not commit. All the drug dealing incentivized witnesses lied on the stand and there is nothing legally I can do about it now, except get executive clemency.

How does this happen? Why did this happen? What good is this serving? This shouldn't have happened.

We have suffered greatly and have paid a huge price for this but the government wants their pound of flesh.

I'm scared and need help.

This has happened to me, nothing as serious as a murder conviction, but it really affected me. I was in band in high school my freshman year, on a bus trip to go skiing. I was sitting next to my boyfriend on the bus. We were kissing a few times. Later on, my band directors came up to me and said they were told I had been giving him oral sex. They kept me in their hotel room, saying they wouldn't let me leave, till I "confessed to what I did." After 4 hrs, and it was then 2am, I said I did it. I just wanted to get out of there. I was given 3 days of in school suspension, my boyfriend was given 1 day. I was humilated and quit band. Band was my life at the time. What they did to me was illegal (considering they were NOT police officers). For years I couldn't play my saxophone without crying. My mom, for some reason, didn't even let me tell my side of the story....I guess she was just really mad. I wish I could go back in time and give those teachers a big middle finger. Or at least sue the school.

Oprah, are you out there?

Erin

Anyone who saw the whole trial on TV as I did still believe he is guilty. He claims to have come to the aid of his father who was bludgeoned yet he didn't have any blood on him. There was no blood on the phone when he called the police. At trial they showed that he couldn't have seen his mother dead unless he walked into the room yet on the stand he stated that he didn't go in the room because he saw she was dead. They found one drop of his father's blood under his clean shirt by his collarbone. There were many witnesses at the car garage when he went into his rage on his father . Even if he didn't confess there was still plenty of evidence to prove guilt.

I believe that Marty should have had a new trial with the new evidence but I'm sure they would reach the same conclusion. When Andrew Cuomo released his findings he didn't find him innocent! In fact, he placed a statement that there is evidence to his guilt.

I'm disappointed that your show didn't show all the facts in the case .

I wish Marty all of the success, joy and peace that his new free life can bring him. I went to high school with Marty, and I have always been somewhat of a "mystery buff" so the fact that a peer was accused of murder had me contemplating and researching the case for years! My first year of college for an Oral Communications class we had to do a persuasive arguement, I attempted to persuade my class of Marty's innocence. I remember the questions and comments from the class and the discussions that followed. I truly believe that no one believed in his guilt. That was 1990 or 91, and one of my biggest regrets was not vehemently fighting more. Who was I? A 19 year old idealistic kid, but in my heart and quite frankly common sense I knew he didn't do this. I wish that I could have voiced that for him. I can recall all of the times that the headlines would state that there was new evidence and possibly a new trial, I would just pray: "If he is guilty then let the sentence remain, yet if he did not, then please free this man with Godspeed and give him his life back, show him that his suffering was not in vain." I truly wish the best for him and his family and may Arlene and Seymour rest in peace.

My heart goes out to those teens. I was raised by a very strict foster mother. I remember the beatings/whippings more than anything else. I stole less than four bucks from my sister when I was young, confessed when confronted within hours and was whipped. After that, it seemed my mom was coming up short from her purse almost every day. I never took a cent from her purse but was constantly accused. Eventually, I ran away, took an overdose that put me in a coma, (being adopted and considered a 'ward of the state' was sent away for psychiatric evaluation... after all, anyone who considers suicide is crazy, right?)all because I was not believed... just wanted to be loved and never felt it. All this to say, when you, as a young person, are accused of something long and hard enough... you begin to wonder about your own sanity. I totally understand how they felt. By the way, the money kept disappearing after I was away "under psychiatric evaluation" and at that time, it was discovered that it was a foster sister that was taking the money.

At the beginning of the show when Oprah asked if you could ever confess to a crime you did not commit I said "no way." By the end of the show I believe it does happen, and I am so proud of this man and his family for coming out of this with the strength to move to a place where he will hopefully be able to help others in this situation. His childhood friend as well, because as he said, there are many more Martys out there who need help. This strengthens my belief that some are chosen for tasks that in the beginning we do not understand, but Angels are at work.

I wanted to say if I was told my father who i trusted with all my heart said I kill him ,that might of got me confused for a little bit, and if and only if it would cause confess to it..... i know for sure I would of spoke up in court like that guy did , i know i would and don't tell me i would not or i don't know because the thought of being in jail would of made me plead for my innocence and tell how I was coerce into a false confession.

so happy he's free and is doing so well. GOOD LUCK Marty and our prayers are with you.

I would not confess to nothing that is going to make me go to jail,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i give them what they want to hear at first to stop the badgering , but before i hit that court room , i am going to plead innocent so help me God I am and say I did not do it I was force into saying I was guilty. Don't tell me I would let that fake confession slide and you don't know me psychologically