Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Floyd Bledsoe

First NameFloyd
Last NameBledsoe
Year of Conviction2000
Year of Exoneration2015
State of ConvictionKansas
Type of CrimeMurder
Life / LWOP sentenceLife
Gender of ExonereeMale
Race of exonereeWhite
JuvenileNo
Types of evidence at trial
  • Informant
Types of Flawed Forensics
  • Concealed
Reason why invalidOrder not disclosed to the defense that DNA testing not be conducted prior to trial
Jailhouse informant, Co-defendant, Incentivized WitnessExoneree's brother, one of the actual culprits, falsely inculpated him after initially confessing three times
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