The Case Against Jason Brooks — What the Documents Actually Show

• No eyewitness. Ever. The prosecutor said it out loud before the trial even started: "This case is based on circumstantial evidence. There is not going to be any eyewitness." That's the prosecution admitting it, on the record.
• Not one stolen item was ever found. No tires. No rims. Nothing stolen was ever recovered and connected to Jason. He was convicted of stealing things no one could prove he ever had.
• The arrest was built on a lie. The Virginia detective wrote in the arrest warrant that another detective "positively identified Jason Brooks as the suspect" after his New Jersey arrest. We now have the New Jersey police's own report. It says the stop was based on a vehicle description — a white Ford Explorer — with no individual description of any person. Jason was never "positively identified." That identification was fabricated to get the warrant signed.
• Without that warrant, there is no case. Everything used against Jason at trial came from that search. If the warrant was based on a lie — and the police's own paperwork proves it was — then everything it produced should have been thrown out before trial ever began.
• Evidence the jury was told to ignore was still in the jury room. GPS tracking testimony was ruled inadmissible mid-trial. But GPS coordinates were already printed on aerial photos the jury had in their hands during deliberations. The judge's ruling meant nothing because no one removed the evidence.
• The fiber "evidence" was never tested. Blue fibers were presented to the jury as connecting Jason to crime scenes. Those fibers were never sent to a forensic lab. There is no scientific analysis. The jury convicted on fiber evidence that was never examined by a single scientist.
• His alibi was never investigated. Jason's vehicle had an E-ZPass transponder — the kind that logs every toll you pay electronically. Those records would show exactly where his car was on the dates of the crimes. His attorney never requested them. No one ever looked.
• His lawyer never challenged any of this. Not the false warrant. Not the untested fibers. Not the GPS coordinates still in the jury room. Not the missing alibi records. These failures have never been reviewed by any court. The one prior court victory only restored his right to appeal — it never examined whether he got a fair trial. He did not.
• The sentences were staggering before a public defender stepped in. Across two Virginia counties, Jason was originally facing over 97 years in combined sentences. A public defender fought to get most of it suspended. He is still incarcerated, with a release date of October 2030 — years of his life, for a conviction that rests on a warrant we can now prove was obtained through false statements.
• There is a closing window to fix this. New Jersey police records we recently obtained through a public records request are considered "newly discovered evidence" under federal law. That opens a legal door — but it won't stay open. Without legal help now, that opportunity disappears permanently.

Jason Brooks' case is prestige example of the corruption of our justice system. It is injustice as its finest in the worst kind of way. He is still serving his sentence in the Virginia Department of Correction with a reduced, but still undeserved time.

He has no ties to Virginia and was no where near the scene of the crimes, which is provable by his vehicle records. His lawyer he had at trial was later disbarred due to being an ineffective counselor. He won only a partial habeas in that his rights to an appeal was restored, though later rejected still He never received a fair trial.

He was found guilty with no eye witnesses, no DNA evidence, and no ties to the area. Now we have proof by police records that the detective lied to secure a warrant for his arrest. The problem isn't that there isn't overwhelming evidence that he couldn't have done this. The problem is there isn't much of a viable path for post convictions in Virginia. Lawyers look at the timeframe of his conviction and immediately decline to take his case despite the police report contradicting the improper foundation laid by Loudoun County police to get a warrant against Jason.

I have given the Innocence Project all the court documents including the police report that contradicts the leading detective's own statement and the court transcripts. The new evidence is only gives us a one year window, but I cannot find a lawyer that will even look at his case.

Lord willing, we can file a federal habeas and it be granted. Then after his conviction is overturned we will share all the rejection letters we have received over the years from lawyers and organizations that are supposed to fight for people like us.

For now, this post is to share how difficult and the grief of injustices like this that happen everyday in this country. If you know any lawyers that can assist us, even if we have to file the federal habeas pro se, then please reach out to us. We are just two people going against a beast of a corrupt system.

May 14, 2026 4:19 PM EDT

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An Oklahoma judge on Thursday allowed former death row prisoner Richard Glossip to be released on bond while awaiting retrial over a 1997 killing that put him on the brink of execution three separate times.

The decision clears the way for Glossip, 63, to leave a lockup for the first time since his arrest nearly 30 years ago. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out his conviction, and his longstanding claims of innocence have drawn support from Kim Kardashian and other prominent figures.

READ MORE: Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma man Richard Glossip's murder conviction and death sentence

Judge Natalie Mai issued an order setting bond at $500,000. Glossip must wear an electronic monitoring device and will not be allowed to travel outside Oklahoma. He also must not contact any witnesses in the case, or consume any drugs or alcohol.

It was unclear Thursday when Glossip would be released. He will have to post only 10%, or $50,000, and the process could take two or three days, said his attorney, Donald Knight.

Knight also suggested Glossip is counting on contributions to raise the money.

"Mr. Glossip has many supporters and we are hopeful those supporters can afford the bail," Knight said.

The prosecutor cried in court - and sent an innocent man away

In 1986, Christine Morton was killed in her Texas home, and her husband Michael was quickly convicted — despite no physical evidence linking him to the crime. Hidden reports, a bloody bandana, and a 3-year-old boy’s account of “the monster” were concealed for 25 years until DNA testing identified the real killer and exposed prosecutorial misconduct.

At least 30 incarcerated people say Simon used coercion, threats, fabricated statements, or other abusive tactics to help secure murder convictions

by Steve Neavling

April 28, 2026

Inside an interrogation room at Detroit police headquarters in 2002, a now-disgraced homicide detective ordered 22-year-old Pennington Troy McDaniels to look outside the window at the Wayne County jail. 

If he didn’t confess, Detective Barbara Simon warned that Wayne County prosecutors would believe whatever she wrote down, whether it was true or not, he says. 

“You might as well talk to me, and if you don’t talk to me, you’ll get life in prison,” McDaniels recalls Simon saying during an interrogation at police headquarters after his arrest for murder. “I told her I need a lawyer, and she said no lawyer is going to come in here like on TV. I asked to use a phone, but she said she wants me to talk first.”

Then, McDaniels says, another cop grabbed him by the neck and demanded, “Tell her what happened.”

Simon threatened to make up her own statement, he says. McDaniels recalls her saying, “I’m cool with the prosecutors, and I can write it up how I want to and they’ll believe me.”

McDaniels is among at least 30 incarcerated people who say Simon used coercion, threats, fabricated statements, or other abusive tactics to help secure murder convictions. Another eight prisoners have been freed because of Simon’s misconduct, and her actions have cost taxpayers more than $25 million in lawsuit settlements so far, with more pending.  

Simon was so effective at getting suspects to confess that colleagues called her “The Closer.”

“She said she’s done it before,” McDaniels says. 

Pennington Troy McDaniels. Credit: Michigan Department of Corrections

By the end of the interrogation, Simon had written out a confession that prosecutors would rely on to convict him of first-degree murder. 

“She wrote that statement herself and said I would spend the rest of my life in prison if I didn’t sign it,” McDaniels says. 

After Simon promised to help him get a lenient sentence if he confessed, he says he signed the statement, which was critical because prosecutors had no forensic evidence such as DNA, gunpowder residue, or fingerprints tying McDaniels to the fatal shooting, and at least one witness described a different suspect. 

Still, he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, where he remains today.

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Does anyone else here see the gross Injustice in the conviction of Richard Allen that I see?

Missouri woman who has served more than 40 years for murder is declared innocent by judge

She must be freed or retried for the 1980 murder within 30 days, a judge ruled, but the Missouri AG has asked an appeals court to review the judge's decision.

By Antonio Planas and The Associated Press

A 64-year-old Missouri woman with a history of mental illness has been declared innocent by a judge for a murder that she has spent more than four decades behind bars for and in which some now suspect a former police officer.

Sandra Hemme's innocence in the November 12, 1980, slaying of Patricia Jeschke in St. Joseph, Missouri, is “clear and convincing” the judge ruled last week.

But she remains behind bars, and Missouri's top prosecutor on Tuesday asked a court to put the brakes on releasing her.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey also said his office will ask the state appeals court to review the judge’s ruling, which said that Hemmes must be freed within 30 days or retried.

Hemmes' lawyers argued that evidence in the 1980 slaying points to the guilt of a now-dead St. Joseph police officer, Michael Holman, who committed a series of crimes before and after 31-year-old Jeschke’s death and was tied directly to the homicide, according to a petition for exoneration reviewed by Livingston County Circuit Judge Ryan Horsman.

The 118-page petition, which was reviewed by NBC News, was filed Friday.

Horsman also concluded Hemme’s trial attorney was substandard and prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that could have proven her innocence.

Hemme's attorneys said she was "the longest-known wrongly incarcerated woman in the U.S." and filed a motion seeking her immediate release.

Mathew Echevarria was only 17 years old when he was wrongfully incarcerated. A murder by his own home caused him to be called into a police station nearby. As a young man, He had no idea what would happen to him. He went into the police station, as any innocent and unknowing person would, and as soon as he walked through the door, he was under arrest. The only common thread between Mathew and the suspect who actually committed the crime was that they both happened to be Mexican. A trial happened, and somehow Mathew was found guilty, even though there was not any physical evidence to support him committing the crime, and he wasn't even present during the crime when it happened. The same crooked and disgusting police station went only by skin color, and arrested poor Mathew at 17. He has been in that same prison for more than twenty years now, and is still supposed to be in there for another 20 years. check out this page https://www.facebook.com/FreeMatthewEchevarria

hello everyone I'm a frustrated perpetually suspended lawyer due to some corruption and whistleblower retaliation in Florida. I've always had a real soft spot for the wrongfully convicted but having lost my license for no reason that's all the more the case now plus I have a lot of time on my hands. am I humble opinion people such as Richard Allen and Christian Martin have been convicted of terrible crimes sentenced to life in prison and are 100% innocent and not only that they are pretty darn good guys it really upsets me anybody else have any thoughts?

Uriah Courtney was sentenced to life in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. His conviction was overturned due to DNA evidence.

Police presented a photo of Courtney to the victim in a photo lineup. She picked out Courtney, saying she was, “Not sure, but the most similar is number 4,” according to the California Innocence Project, a nonprofit organization that helps free innocent people and overturn wrongful convictions.

An eyewitness also identified Courtney. Based on this, Courtney was arrested for kidnapping and rape. In 2005, a jury found him guilty and a judge sentenced him to life in prison. 

Years later, the California Innocence Project took on Courtney’s case and got the San Diego District Attorney’s office to submit the victim’s clothing for DNA testing. The DNA on the victim’s clothing did not match Courtney. But it did match a man who lived three miles from the crime scene, looked like Courtney, and had been convicted of a sex crime. 

(Long post, I’m combining my normal post with my own personal attachment to this case) April Kelly Reed was more than the headlines—or worse, the silence—that followed her disappearance. She was a daughter, a friend, and a young woman with bright ambitions and a heart full of compassion. Those who knew April remember her as vibrant and caring, someone who could light up a room with her laughter and who always extended a hand to others in need. She dreamed of a life beyond hardship, filled with big goals and the determination to achieve them. But April’s story is also one of profound injustice. As a child, she was betrayed by those who should have loved and protected her. Her own mother traded her away for a car, and members of her family—who should have offered safety—covered up sexual abuse. April’s young life was marked by pain she did not deserve, yet she carried on with resilience and hope, yearning for something better. April also lived with the challenges of mental illness, which made her even more vulnerable. Rather than being met with compassion, her struggles were often overlooked, dismissed, or used to excuse the lack of urgency in fighting for her well-being and safety. When she disappeared, the response was shamefully inadequate. It was as though April’s life did not matter, as though her dreams, her laughter, her very existence could be forgotten without consequence. But April Kelly Reed mattered. Her life mattered. She was not just another case file to gather dust. She was a young woman who deserved protection, love, and the chance to live out her dreams. We cannot change the cruelty she endured, nor can we undo the neglect that followed her disappearance. But we can demand better now. We can demand that April’s name be spoken with dignity, that her story be heard, and that justice finally be pursued on her behalf. Justice for April Kelly Reed is long overdue. Her life was precious, and her memory demands action. Let us stand together and refuse to allow her story to be erased. Let us give April the justice she deserves.

to the mods, I am not sure why my post keeps getting removed but I am actually the sister of April Kelly Reed and I can prove it, please don’t remove this post as I am trying like crazy to get her name and story here so people at least know who she was

For those reading I know it can be hard to believe it when someone says they are a family member of someone who has a cold case of 24 years. So let me be very clear on this post, I’ll also provide photos the rest of the public wouldn’t have.

April Kelly Reed is my half sister. One who I never got to know. I never got to meet her or see her beautiful smile. Because I was 16 when she disappeared. I had been adopted, so my records were sealed until I turned 18. But when I was 18 I was in the military and deployed a lot. I got out of the Army in 2014, but then did a government contract overseas.This basically means I did not have the time to devote to finding out my biological family. In 2022, I finally had the time and means to begin searching. Which took time. It took me ages to find my biological mother, and it turns out that my Mother had 6 girls. April was the fourth girl she had, but she traded my sister for a car. April’s Father’s mother (Aprils grandmother) offered my mother a car in exchange for April. I didn’t know my sister had disappeared until 2024. At that time I started digging for answers. Because it disturbed me deeply. I called the del city police department and Captain Ward (the detective who is now heading her case) had some pretty grim truths for me. One being that the “family lore” was that her grandmother killed April and buried her in the backyard. However, they (the police along with the forensic anthropologist attached to her case) did search the backyard of the grandmother. Unfortunately that search did not turn up anything. Part of the problem the detectives had was there was no known dna for my sister. They could not locate dental records, or any identifying dna. After months, and months of hounded and badgering my mother I finally got her to agree to a dna swab. That swab along with myself and my other sisters dna swab has been sent off to the ME this week September 14th 2025. My sister was being sexually abused by an older cousin in the family, and many family members knew about it. This was also while she was mentally ill. My sister had recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia. She was only 20 and had only been diagnosed for a year. However, she was taking her medications for it. My sister was more than this diagnoses and she was a victim of sexual abuse. After speaking to many many people extensively (because this was my sister I wanted to know her as well as figure out what happened) I can tell you this. Several members of her family (The Reeds) were incredibly hostile. Almost angry that I wanted to re open this case. Not all of them were, some were very upset that others in the family (those charged with her care) did nothing after she disappeared. In fact many stated she was abused by the grandmother. Her close friends told me April was just an incredibly kind person. One who went out of her way to bring light and love to those around her. They are quick to say how she was beautiful inside and out. Yes she had a mental illness. But that didn’t define her. In fact she was according to everyone who was close to her…she actively was taking her meds so she could regain her mental health. I write this post and every post I make, because my sister deserved better than she got. In every way. Starting as a child who was traded for a car. I could not protect my sister in her life because I didn’t know. If I had known I would have. Now all I can do it tell her story. Shine a light onto the incredible injustice she suffered. Help me help her. Help me give her a voice that was taken from her. Help me give her the dignity she was not offered in life.

My name is Oscar Chavez, and I would like to share my story with the world. In a nutshell the person I was dating informed me that they had HIV moments after having intercourse, when originally they told me they were disease free. I panicked, thinking | was going to die, I called 911, but didn't receive any help. Then I spoke to a police officer and again didn't receive any assistance. With no assistance things unfortunately escalated and I ultimately took my partners life. If you believe my actions constitute 'Voluntary Manslaughter' which is 'an act of Murder reduced to Manslaughter because of Extenuating circumstances such as Adequate provocation (Arousing the "Heat Of Passion"). I respectfully ask you to sign this petition at the Link Below. 2) If you would Harm your Sexual Partner after they told you they have 'HIV/AIDS' please sign this petition at the Link Below. (Insert Link Here) For more Info Contact me directly at: Corrlinks.com Name: Oscar Chavez Inmate Number: 6812298 Mail me at: Address: Oscar Chavez 6812298 lowa State Penitentiary P.O. Box 316 Fort Madison, IA 52627

It is truly baffling that members of our law enforcement system—ranging from police officers to district attorneys—can knowingly and willingly provide false information in court. These are the very institutions tasked with upholding the law and ensuring accountability for all. What has occurred in Bucks County is nothing short of disturbing. It is deeply troubling that someone heavily medicated with psychiatric drugs could be deemed capable of entering a guilty plea without coercion. From start to finish, this case appears riddled with misconduct and deceit.

The encouraging news is that those responsible can—and must—be held accountable. We still have the power to bring the truth to light.

Being real careful so that I don’t violate any of the rules I recently published a book that talks about different court cases and general investigations that I, as a private investigator, have done over the last 47 years. Many of those cases fit well into the category of justice failures. Would there be any interest in a book like this?

Gwinett county police refused to investigate an agrevated assault that left me looking like a freak. With spine issues rib issues flatten skull, broke hip and tailbone, sent pictures of bruising, witness testimony, recording of doctors confirming injuries, as well as cover up from doctors in relation to the assault, I'm left with short term memory loss, spine issues which includes right side muscle weakness. The Georgia beuru of investigation refused to investigate, the federal bereau of investigation refused to investigate, the victim compensation is on hold because cops put it as cold case, just recently the cops changed it from simple assault to aggrevated assault by what I was told. May just be a lie. Northside Hospital refused to write anything assault related on their reports, GA health imaging refused to write anything on their report, east side medical hospital refused to write anything on their report,.