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    Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace
    Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace
    Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace
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    Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace

    Written by Michael Morton

    Narrated by Roger Wayne

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    On August 13, 1986, just one day after his thirty-second birthday, Michael Morton went to work at his usual time. By the end of the day, his wife Christine had been savagely bludgeoned to death in the couple's bed-and the Williamson County Sherriff's office in Texas wasted no time in pinning her murder on Michael, despite an absolute lack of physical evidence. Michael was swiftly sentenced to life in prison for a crime he had not committed.


    Drawing on twenty-five years of recollections, court transcripts, and more than one thousand pages of personal journals he wrote in prison, Michael recounts the hidden police reports about an unidentified van parked near his house that were never pursued; the treasure trove of evidence, including a bandana with the killer's DNA on it, that was never introduced in court; the call from a neighboring county reporting the attempted use of his wife's credit card that was given to local police; and, ultimately, how Michael battled his way through the darkness to become a free man once again.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateOct 13, 2014
    ISBN9781494575540
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    Michael Morton

    Michael Morton was born in Texas, grew up in California, and moved back to Texas in high school. While living in Austin, Michael was convicted of murdering his wife—a crime he did not commit. He spent almost twenty-five years in prison before being exonerated through the efforts of the Innocence Project, pro bono lawyer John Raley, and advances in DNA technology. Michael is now remarried and lives on a lake in rural East Texas, relishing and appreciating what others may take for granted.

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      I hope they make a movie, a very good book.