California Death Row Inmate Kenneth Clair, an African American Convicted of a Murder Which Eye Witness Claims Was Done by a White Man Back in 1984, May Have New Evidence to Acquit
However, Local Authorities Are Reluctant to Run the Unidentified Fingerprints That Could Acquit Mr. Clair of This Murder, Says C. J. Ford Private Investigations
SANTA ANA, Calif.
July 1
PRNewswire
California Death Row inmate Kenneth Clair has new hope of proving he is innocent of a murder that he was convicted of back in 1984. Clair was convicted of murdering Linda Rodgers in Santa Ana, CA. A child witness told police back in 1984 that a white man killed his baby sitter. Clair is an African American.
C. J. Ford Jr., a licensed private investigator who is working for Mr. Clair, has discovered unidentified fingerprints that were not properly tested at the crime scene. However, local law officials are reluctant to test these prints. Ford claims that these prints could possibly reveal the actual person that committed the crime. There has never been any physical evidence to link Kenneth Clair to the crime scene. Mr. Clair was convicted by a combination of a story told by a girlfriend, who has recently recanted her story, and ineffective assistance of counsel.
Kenneth Clair privately hired C. J. Ford Jr. of C. J. Ford Private Investigations, an independent criminal specialist based in California, to investigate his case. Mr. Clair claims that over the last 15 years no one has ever fully investigated his case. Clair believes that his defense team is just trying to prolong his case so that he will die a natural death in prison instead of being executed, and never had the intention of investigating into his case, or trying to get him acquitted of the crime.
Mr. Ford discovered that there were unidentified fingerprints that were not properly tested at the crime scene, and states that authorities know about them. Ford also found and viewed evidence that disappeared in police custody. He feels that DNA testing that did not exist in 1984 could acquit Mr. Clair. Mr. Ford also interviewed a key witness who testified against Mr. Clair, his ex-girlfriend, who now has recanted her story.
Ford comments, \”There is no one who can place Mr. Clair at the scene of the crime, because he wasn\’t there and there has never been any physical evidence to link Mr. Clair to this crime. The child witness told three police officers that it was a \’White Man\’ who committed the crime. It is outrageous that Kenneth Clair, an African American, has been in prison for over 20 years for a crime that he did not commit. Authorities empowered to uphold his constitutional rights are ignoring Mr. Clair\’s opportunity to be acquitted.\” To learn more visit http://www.cjfordpi.com (Kenneth Clair Story).
Contact Information:
C. J. Ford Jr./ C. J. Ford Private Investigations
Chief of Investigations
Phone: 714-203-8370
Email: cjfordpi@adelphia.net
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