churning instances of a miscarriage of justice, particularly because the death penalty was involved. Porter had been convicted of the murders of Marilyn Green and Jerry Hillard, who were both shot to death in Washington Park on the South Side of Chicago on August 15, 1982. Following the shooting, police interviewed William Taylor who was swimming in the park’s pool when the murders took place. Taylor’s story changed numerous times during the investigation. First, Taylor stated he had not seen who committed the crime. Later, he said he had in fact seen Anthony Porter run by after he heard gunshots. After further interrogation, Taylor finally told police that he indeed did see Porter shoot the victims. Even still, there were plenty of other leads presented to the police.his mental capacity made him incapable of understanding his punishment and because of this, should not be executed.

Fifty hours before Porter was scheduled to die, the court granted a stay of execution, and ordered a hearing to determine whether Porter was mentally aware enough to be executed. It was at this point that Northwestern University Professor David Protess a Private Investigator and a team of journalism students began to re-examine the case. Between December 1998 and January 1999 the team managed to get William Taylor to recant his eyewitness testimony, and managed to get the true killer to confess on camera; None other than Alstory Simon. After Simon’s confession, In February 1999 Anthony Porter was released from prison and all murder charges were dropped.