RESEARCH:
CASE STUDY 1: RONALD COTTON
Ronald Cotton spent over 10 years in prison for a crime he never committed, why? Due to an eye witness's statement. The police had never seen a victim who was so sure with her decision and statement. Jennifer Thomson was sexually assaulted in July 1984, while she was being raped instead of screaming and asking for help, she was studying the criminal, noticing every single detail she could. As she says on 60 Minutes, “I was just trying to pay attention to a detail so that if I survived…I’d be able to help the police catch him.” Later that night the same criminal broke into someone else's apartment and did the same thing. The next day Jennifer went to police and filed a case.. The police asked her to choose
