Woman's conviction for husband's murder overturned after 2 decades
Blaming an inadequate and incomplete investigation and unfair trial, Jane Dorotik pushed for a new examination of the evidence that helped convict her.
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Blaming an inadequate and incomplete investigation and unfair trial, Jane Dorotik pushed for a new examination of the evidence that helped convict her.
A woman convicted of murdering her husband discovers serious problems with some key evidence used against her at trial. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. CASE UPDATE: Jane Dorotik sued the County of San Diego and reached a settlement in which the county will pay Dorotik $499,000. It does not include any admissions of wrongdoings.
A woman convicted of murdering her husband discovers serious problems with some key evidence used against her at trial. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. CASE UPDATE: Jane Dorotik sued the County of San Diego and reached a settlement in which the county will pay Dorotik $499,000. It does not include any admissions of wrongdoings.
Jane Dorotik was convicted of her husband's murder but says some so-called bloodstains presented at trial were never tested and others were not blood at all.
ENCORE: A woman convicted of murdering her husband discovers serious problems with some key evidence used against her at trial. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, June 21 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.