Eyewitness Testimony Jailed Hundreds of Innocent People — So Why Did Courts Trust It?

In 1984, Jennifer Thompson looked a man in the eye and swore, under oath, with total certainty, that he was the man who attacked her. She was wrong. Ronald Cotton spent 11 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, exonerated only when DNA testing finally proved his innocence in 1995. This is the true story of how confident, sincere eyewitnesses have been the single biggest cause of wrongful convictions in American history, from the spectral testimony of Salem in 1692 to the DNA exoneration era that finally forced reform. 👍 If this one changed how you think about eyewitness testimony, hit that LIKE button. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for new hidden history videos, dropped regularly. 💬 Let us know in the COMMENTS whether this story surprised you. #AmericanHistory #ForgottenHistory #TrueCrime #HistoryDocumentary #WrongfulConviction