| First Name | Marcellius |
| Last Name | Bradford |
| Year of Conviction | 1988 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2010 |
| Testing inculpated culprit | Non-Cold Hit |
| State of Conviction | Illinois |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Guilty Plea |
| Type of Crime | Rape and Murder |
| Death Sentence | No |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | Black |
| Juvenile | Yes |
| Types of evidence at trial |
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| Were non-public facts alleged? | Yes |
| Examples of Non-Public or Corroborated Facts and Inconsistencies | ● Victim was hit with a brick – then changed in the statements to a piece of concrete ● Victim was kicked BUT ● Testified victim found inside car when found outside. ● Did not initially name Saunders, then did at trial; also named other persons never located. Here is an excerpt of the trial testimony. |
| Quotes from law enforcement testimony | Guilty plea case – Bradford himself testified in co-defendants’ trials |
| Quotes from prosecution arguments | At Larry Ollins’ trial: “So, when Marcellius Bradford told you Larry Ollins did that, it fits the evidence. And you know he was telling the truth.” He described crime scene footprints and noted that they are “more evidence to show you that Marcellius Bradford accurately truly described to you what happened that day.” |
| Interrogation Recorded | Written signed statement |
| Jailhouse informant, Co-defendant, Incentivized Witness | CD |
| Highest level reached | NR |