10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR A ROBBERY THAT NEVER HAPPENED

Murray Lee Blackwell's graduation from the GED program in prison in 2008. A Black man spent 10 years in prison accused of trying to rob a pizza delivery man in Harlingen to steal a pizza when he was 17-years-old. He grew up in a tough neighborhood and many in his family had drug addictions and criminal records… so no one doubted his guilt, not even the court-appointed attorney who lied to him and told him prosecutors had too much evidence against him and if he did not take the deal on the spot, the judge with a tough reputation would likely give him the maximum 20 years. We took a look at the file… and it’s obvious that it was, and is, bullshit! 💩 The only person that believed him was the witness that saw what happened that night, but no one spoke to her. THE NIGHT OF THE PIZZA 🍕 DELIVERY On November 24, 2004, a man delivering pizzas for dominos drove down East McKinley St. in Harlingen, TX where 17-year-old Murray Lee Blackwell lived. On that night, Murray was hang...