| First Name | Larry |
| Last Name | Ollins |
| Year of Conviction | 1988 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2001 |
| Testing inculpated culprit | Non-Cold Hit |
| State of Conviction | Illinois |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
| Type of Crime | Rape and Murder |
| Death Sentence | No |
| Life / LWOP sentence | Life |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | Black |
| Juvenile | Yes |
| Type of Innocence Defense |
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| Description / Quotes from Testimony Concerning Defense | ● Hairs found were consistent with another suspect |
| Did the defendant testify at trial? | No |
| Types of evidence at trial |
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| Type of Forensic Evidence |
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| Types of Flawed Forensics |
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| Reason why invalid | (1), (2), (3) Masking, false probability, failure to exclude |
| Brief Quote / Description of Testimony | See above – the same problematic testimony was at issue in this related trial. The analyst testified that questioned hair was “similar” or “could have” originated from defendant. |
| Jailhouse informant, Co-defendant, Incentivized Witness | CD, IW |
| Examples of Non-Public or Corroborated Facts and Inconsistencies | ● Co-defendants Bradford and Ollins’ reported and false confessions, see False Confessions |
| Quotes from testimony #3 | Cooperating witness recanted at trial, testifying “He ain’t told me he killed her.” |
| Quotes regarding any deal or leniency with informant, or prior use of informant | Cooperating witness claimed that he had earlier, at grand jury, claimed Ollins made admissions only because police had handcuffed him to a ring for 7 hours and told him he would be charged with the crime of concealment unless he implicated Ollins. |
| Highest level reached | Appeal |
| Claims Raised During All Appeals and Postconviction |
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| Harmless Error Rulings |
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| Citations to judicial opinions | People v. Ollins, 601 N.E.2d 922 (Ill. App. 1 Dist., 1992) |