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TIMothy
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Tim’s ongoing collaboration with artist sofia karim
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New articles and journals by tim young
i am more: the story of tim young
Watch the short documentary on Tim and his story, created by the Making an Exoneree cohort from Georgetown University and University of California, Santa Cruz.
16 years ago, Tim Young was sentenced to death
by an all-white jury
for a crime he did not commit.
Tim's case had all the hallmarks of a wrongful conviction: racial prejudice, corruption, and errors in the investigation.
On July 18th, 1995, three people robbed Pato’s Place, a bar in Tulare, California. Five people were murdered and one survived.
on the night of the murders, ANTHONY WOLFE, A LONGTIME JAILHOUSE INFORMANT, WAS ARRESTED.
wolfe was FACING PRISON TIME ON AN UNRELATED CHARGE and had a warrant out for his arrest. He wanted his charges dropped.
Wolfe Had heard about the shooting from the backseat of a patrol car.
Wolfe had an ongoing deal with police in the area: information for payment.
He knew a detective that would listen, so Wolfe offered him a story in exchange for leniency.
wolfe’s testimony is the first time Timothy Young’s name comes up in the investigation.
footage of the lot where Pato’s Place once stood.
At first, Tulare police didn’t believe Wolfe since he could not offer them any information that was not released to the public.
But after 3 years passed without an arrest, detectives faced growing pressure to solve the case and turned back to Wolfe.
For 2 years, officers helped Wolfe craft a narrative that falsely implicated Tim Young.
TIM WASN’T THERE.
DOCUMENTS, CONFESSIONS, AND WITNESSES CONTRADICT WOLFE’S STORY AND IMPLICATE OTHERS.
HOW much CAN a lie buy?
WOLFE walked free from all charges. The cost was TIM’S LIFE.
the lot where Pato’s once stood.
THIS WASN’T THE ONLY ISSUE WITH THE INVESTIGATION.
EVIDENCE TAMPERING, WITNESS INTIMIDATION, RACIAL BIAS, AND PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT, AMONGST OTHER ISSUES, LED TO THE CONVICTION OF AN INNOCENT MAN.
Tim has been incarcerated since 1999. that’s 26 years.
Tim is
an outspoken abolitionist,
a poet and a writer,
a father and a friend,
and a mentor and a leader for many people.
But at his core, he is a man with a deep conviction to make sure no other person suffers the same nightmare he has faced.
Tim has watched his life and the lives of his loved ones pass from behind bars.
Overturning Tim Young’s wrongful conviction represents
not only justice for his case,
but hope for a better future.
