Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Connie Dahl

First NameConnie
Last NameDahl
Year of Conviction2003
Year of Exoneration2024
Testing inculpated culpritNon-Cold Hit
State of ConvictionCalifornia
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaGuilty Plea
Gender of ExonereeFemale
Race of exonereeWhite
Types of evidence at trial
  • Confession
  • Forensic Evidence
Were non-public facts alleged?Yes
Examples of Non-Public or Corroborated Facts and Inconsistencies

● Victim was bitten

● Victim stabbed to death

● Body moved from floor to bed