Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

David Bintz

First NameDavid
Last NameBintz
Year of Conviction2000
Year of Exoneration2024
State of ConvictionWisconsin
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaBench Trial
Type of CrimeMurder
Life / LWOP sentenceLife without parole
Gender of ExonereeMale
Race of exonereeWhite
Types of evidence at trial
  • Confession
Were non-public facts alleged?Yes
Examples of Non-Public or Corroborated Facts and Inconsistencies

● Victim strangled.

● Victim taken to remote location in woods, up north.