Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Fancy Figueroa

First NameFancy
Last NameFigueroa
Year of Conviction1997
Year of Exoneration2004
Testing inculpated culpritCold Hit
State of ConvictionNew York
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaGuilty Plea
Gender of ExonereeFemale
Race of exonereeHispanic
Types of evidence at trial
  • Confession
Were non-public facts alleged?No
Examples of Non-Public or Corroborated Facts and Inconsistencies

None. Signed statement falsely confessing to filing a false report of a rape.