Edward Wright released after 40 years after conviction overturned

Edward Wright released after 40 years after conviction overturned

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Edward Wright was released from prison on Thursday after being wrongfully incarcerated for over 40 years, according to his lawyers. Judge overturns Springfield man’s murder conviction after 40 years Wright was convicted of murdering his friend Penny Anderson in 1984 at her Springfield apartment, but he has always maintained his innocence. His conviction was overturned earlier this year due to withheld evidence a…

Mass. man in prison for 40 years free after judge overturns conviction

Edward Wright, 63, spent more than four decades behind bars for the murder of his friend, Penny Anderson. He maintains he was wrongfully incarcerated. A judge in April tossed his conviction.

Man released released after serving 4 decades in prison, decision vacated

The Innocence Project announced today that a man convicted for a 1984 murder in Springfield has been released today after serving 41 years in prison.