Anthony Porter

Anthony Porter is an American man who was wrongfully convicted of a double murder in Chicago in 1999. He spent nearly 17 years on death row before his conviction was overturned in 2002, largely due to the work of Northwestern University journalism students and their professor. Their investigation raised serious doubts about the integrity of the evidence against him, leading to the revelation that key witnesses had been coerced. Porter's case became a significant catalyst for the movement against the death penalty in Illinois, highlighting flaws in the criminal justice system and the risks of wrongful convictions.