Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Daniel Andersen

First NameDaniel
Last NameAndersen
Year of Conviction1982
Year of Exoneration2015
State of ConvictionIllinois
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaTrial
Type of CrimeMurder
Gender of ExonereeMale
Race of exonereeWhite
Mentally Ill or Intellectually DisabledMentally Ill
Types of evidence at trial
  • Confession
  • Forensic Evidence
Were non-public facts alleged?Yes
Examples of Non-Public or Corroborated Facts and Inconsistencies

● Description of the knife that was used in attack and where it had been left on ground outside

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