Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Bennett Barbour

First Name Bennett
Last NameBarbour
Year of Conviction1978
Year of Exoneration2012
Testing inculpated culpritCold Hit
State of ConvictionVirginia
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaTrial
Type of CrimeRape
Death SentenceNo
Gender of ExonereeMale
Race of exonereeBlack
JuvenileNo
Type of Innocence Defense
  • Alibi
Description / Quotes from Testimony Concerning Defense

Three witnesses corroborated alibi

Types of evidence at trial
  • Eyewitness
  • Forensic Evidence
Type of Forensic Evidence
  • Hair
  • Serology
Types of Flawed Forensics
  • Excluded
  • Valid
Brief Quote / Description of Testimony

Hair and serology excluded defendant.

Identity of eyewitness
  • Cross Racial Identification
  • Victim
Lineup Procedures
  • Photo array
Highest level reachedNR