Two Decades on Death Row...for a Crime He Didn't Commit

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

In 1978, Kerry Max Cook was convicted of rape and murder in Texas. He spent the next two decades on death row, protesting his innocence. In Chasing Justice, Kerry Max Cook talks about his ordeal, and the DNA evidence that finally exonerated him.

Chasing Justice is available for purchase at amazon.com

Events: Kerry Max Cook will be speaking and signing books
Friday, March 2 at 7:30 pm
Barnes & Noble
3535 US Route 1
Princeton, New Jersey

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