Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption by Jennifer Thompson Cannino and Ronald Cotton
Jennifer Thompson was a 22 yr. old college student when she was brutally raped at knife-point. Head-strong and positive of her memory for details in the identity of her rapist, she picks Ronald Cotton out of a line-up. Ronald is sentenced to prison for life. Sure of his own innocence and never backing down on proving it, during his 11th year in prison, he submits to a DNA test which he heard about after having watched hours of the OJ Simpson trial on the prison tv. Through a mismatch of DNA on the crime scene and a final confession from the actual rapist, Ronald Cotton is set free. Jennifer Thompson Cannino, mortified and guilt-ridden at having chosen the wrong man, asks to meet Ronald Cotton and what she encounters is forgiveness. Forgiveness and a man who would become a good friend and co-author of this book. Tragic, inspirational, frightening, remarkable story. Highly recommended.
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