Alabama faces accusations of corruption, particularly concerning the head of the Ethics Commission who remains in his position despite legal issues. The lawsuit against him raises concerns about a potential cover-up and lack of accountability within the state's legal system.
The Ripp Report filed two complaints with the Alabama Attorney General's office. For misconduct by the Alabama Ethics Commission's director and requests a review of past dismissed complaints. And the wrongful conviction of Murray Lawrence in Baldwin County.
The narrative of the wrongful conviction of Murray Lawrence Jr., A Verbal Lynching in Alabama, has been recorded for a podcast. For further information: deal-with-the-devil.com.
Our ongoing investigation details how corrupt county power players stole over twenty years of an innocent man's life through deliberate evidence tampering. Detailed transcript analysis and timeline records reveal prosecutors knew their key witness lied while withholding exculpatory autopsy reports. Twenty years in a concrete cell is the deadly price of political ambition in Baldwin County.
District Attorney John Whetstone framed Murray Lawrence Jr. for a brutal murder despite absolute zero physical evidence linking him to the crime scene. Prosecutors hid vital autopsy reports proving strangulation and lied to an all-white jury about a nonexistent handgun. Watch as Backstory Podcast unearths the dirty judicial tricks that put an innocent man behind bars for life.
The following is an audio podcast, narrative, about the wrongful conviction of Murray “Bubba” Lawrence and the corrupt Baldwin County judicial system.
Top Baldwin County officials hid critical evidence for two decades to keep an innocent man behind bars. Official state documents reveal key prosecutors and law enforcement officers knew about a hidden autopsy report before the trial even started. Uncover the whole story of how state leaders buried evidence to secure a conviction.
Criminal rights advocates have unearthed a second autopsy of a 2003 murder that was never revealed during the trial of Murray “Bubba” Lawrence Jr., who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Get the entire article at local newsstand, Lagniappe is free.
Sheriff Hoss Mack and DA Robert Wilters bullied a local judge to reverse a legal order returning a citizen's stolen vehicle. Court filings and internal records show how law enforcement abuses local power dynamics to overrule the courts. Will any official stand up to the unchecked power running Baldwin County?
Fairhope city leaders destroyed irreplaceable historical landmarks to pave the way for commercial developers and private interests. Council meeting agendas and financial records show local officials prioritized utility lines for big business over preserving local heritage. Corporate greed quietly erased local history while citizens looked the other way.
