Wrongful convictions are among the most devastating failures of any justice system. They often begin with a confident arrest, a convincing witness, and circumstantial evidence, but end decades later with doubt, DNA evidence, overturned verdicts, and lives permanently altered. For those wrongly imprisoned, simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time could have been enough to ruin their lives forever.
These cases span continents and decades, revealing how easily justice can go wrong when evidence is mishandled. So, what are some of the most devastating cases, and how did they happen? Click on to find out.