Dallas County Exonerates Black Man Who Was Executed in 1956
An all-white jury convicted Tommy Lee Walker of rape and murder, relying on inadmissible evidence and a coerced confession that he immediately recanted, county officials said. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments
Topics: officials, county, recanted, immediately, confession, coerced, evidence, inadmissible, relying, murder, Walker, Tommy, convicted, all-white, Executed, Black, Exonerates, County, Dallas
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/tommy-lee-walker-dallas-execution-innocent.html