Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Eddie Lee Howard Jr.

First NameEddie Lee
Last NameHoward Jr.
Year of Conviction1994
Year of Exoneration2021
State of ConvictionMississippi
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaTrial
Type of CrimeMurder
Death SentenceYes
Gender of ExonereeMale
Race of exonereeBlack
Types of evidence at trial
  • Eyewitness