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  • Wife cleared of murder ‘overwhelmed with emotion’

    04/22/2008 11:04:35 AM PDT · by Hacksaw · 54 replies · 77+ views
    MSNBC ^ | 4-22-08 | By Bob Considine
    Wife cleared of murder ‘overwhelmed with emotion’ Freed widow fears prisons are full of other wrongly convicted people By Bob Considine TODAYShow.com contributor updated 9:45 a.m. ET, Tues., April. 22, 2008 Having been exonerated of charges she poisoned her Marine husband to death, Cynthia Sommer is out of prison and renewing bonds with her children. But in the back of her mind, Sommer cannot help but wonder how many other wrongly convicted people languish in America’s crowded prisons. “There are so many people who this happens to, and that’s scary,” Sommer told TODAY co-host Matt Lauer on Tuesday. “That’s a...
  • Newly freed widow (Cynthia Sommer) of Marine may sue D.A. in San Diego

    04/19/2008 8:01:33 AM PDT · by Perdogg · 20 replies · 468+ views
    L A Times ^ | 04.19.08 | By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    After 876 days in jail for a murder that prosecutors now say did not happen, Cynthia Sommer knew what she wanted: a fancy coffee drink at Starbucks, followed by a coconut-shrimp dinner at Bully's restaurant. In the next few days, Sommer, 34, said at a Friday news conference, she plans to go shopping and spend time with her children. Her 16-year-old daughter was to reunite with her Friday night. She plans to travel to Michigan to see her three sons -- ages 8, 12 and 13.