Wrongful conviction of Juan Rivera
- Year
- 1992
- Where
- Illinois
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Evidence
- 1
Juan A. Rivera Jr. (born October 31, 1972) is an American man who was wrongfully convicted three times for the 1992 rape and murder of 11-year-old Holly Staker in Waukegan, Illinois. He was convicted twice on the basis of a confession that he said was coerced.
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Podcast episodes
- INFAMOUS: Juan RiveraCrime Junkie · 2022
- Colombia está en medio de grandes protestas. Dr. Juan Rivera – Corresponsal de salud de Univisión. ¿Cómo ayudar a tus hijos a regular las emociones?. Jorge Rivera, abogado de Inmigración. Si usted no pagó su hipoteca durante la pandemia, hoy lesBuenos Días América · 2021
- Ron DeSantis, firmó la ley “antidisturbios”. Dr. Juan Rivera con lo último de la salud. ¿Cómo queda el mapa político Latinoamericano con estas nuevas elecciones presidenciales?. Jorge Rivera, abogado de Inmigración. El jurado declara culpableBuenos Días América · 2021
- Dr. Juan Rivera, corresponsal de salud de Univisión. Se confirma la muerte de Jesus Santrich en Venezuela. Peticionarios de asilo. 7 intergrantes de los Yankees dan positivo a Covid-19Buenos Días América · 2021
In the Internet Archive
- Jose Juan RiveraText
- Despierta América : KDTV : November 18, 2015 7:00am-12:01pm PSTVideo · 2015
- Despierta América : KDTV : October 17, 2016 7:00am-11:01am PDTVideo · 2016
- Juan Rivera, III and Yesenia RiveraText
- Noticiero Univisión Edición Digital : KDTV : October 8, 2020 12:00pm-12:30pm PDTVideo · 2020
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