Malcolm Alexander
Speaking topics: Eyewitness misidentification, Inadequate defense
On January 30, 2018, Malcolm Alexander was exonerated in Louisiana of a 1979 rape he did not commit. A reinvestigation by the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office, the Innocence Project, and the Innocence Project New Orleans led to DNA testing of hair evidence that proved his innocence.
Mr. Alexander was wrongly convicted in 1980 and sentenced to life without parole largely based on eyewitness misidentification and an inadequate defense. He subsequently served 38 years in prison before he was released.