Case Update: On Tuesday, March 21, 2017, Joseph Dick, Derek Tice, Danial Williams, and Eric Wilson, four innocent Navy veterans known as the ‘Norfolk Four,’ received long-awaited full pardons based on their actual innocence from Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. The Norfolk Four were wrongfully convicted of rape and murder in 1997; their case involved troubling issues of police misconduct, false confessions, and unconstitutionally suppressed evidence. See the Press Release here; and the Statement from the Governor’s Office here.
News Update: On October 27, 2010, Detective Robert Glenn Ford, the detective responsible for the wrongful conviction of the Norfolk Four, was convicted of multiple counts of extortion and lying to federal law enforcement officials. Read a press release issued by the legal team here
Norfolk Four
News Update: On October 27, 2010, Detective Robert Glenn Ford, the detective responsible for the wrongful conviction of the Norfolk Four, was convicted of multiple counts of extortion and lying to federal law enforcement officials. Read a press release issued by the legal team here
Norfolk Four
News and Press
- American Lawyer, Aug 9, 2011, "The Hogan Lovells Lawyer Who Helped Clear One of the Norfolk Four"
- Virginian-Pilot, Aug 5, 2011, "A Partial Step Toward Justice"
- Associated Press, Aug 4, 2011, "Norfolk 4 Member Won't Be Put On Trial Again"
- Huffington Post, Nov 8, 2010, "Why Do Innocent People Confess To Crimes They Did Not Commit"
- Argus Press, Nov 7, 2010, "Out of Lockup but Still Imprisoned"
- Washington Post, Nov 6, 2010, "The Crumbling Case Against the Norfolk Four"
- New York Times, Nov 5, 2010, "Officer's Extortion Conviction Prompts Calls For Full Exoneration of Norfolk Four"
- Virginian-Pilot, Oct 29, 2010, "EDITORIAL: Cop's Conviction Taints Other Cases"
- Virginian-Pilot, Oct 29, 2010, "Ex-Detective's Convictions Invite Scrutiny Of Old Cases"
- Virginian-Pilot, Oct 28, 2010, "Former Norfolk Detective Convicted Of Extortion"
- Virginian-Pilot, Sep 16, 2009, "Nightmare may end for Derek Tice"
- Washington Post, Aug 8, 2009, "Freed, Not Cleared"
- New York Times, Aug 7, 2009, "Virginia Governor Sets Free 3 Sailors Convicted in Rape and Murder"
- New York Times, Nov 17, 2008, "Pardon the Norfolk Four"
- Virginian-Pilot, Nov 11, 2008, "Ex-FBI agents urge clemency for former sailors in rape-slaying"
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, Nov 11, 2008, "Ex-FBI agents: Pardon four sailors in '97 slaying; They say the men were wrongfully convicted"
- Time.com, Nov 11, 2008, "The Disturbing Case of the Norfolk Four"
- New York Times, Nov 11, 2008, "Retired F.B.I. Agents Join Cause of 4 Sailors Convicted in '97 Rape-Murder"
- Washington Post , Nov 10, 2008, "Clemency for the Norfolk Four; It's time for Gov. Kaine to act"
- Associated Press, Nov 10, 2008, "Ex-FBI Agents Urge Kaine to Grant Clemency in Rape Case"
- Washington Post, Nov 10, 2008, "Retired Agents Take Up Cause Of 'Norfolk 4' Navy Men Recanted Confessions"
- Richmond Style Weekly, Apr 11, 2008, "Anything you Say"
- The Virginian-Pilot, Jan 15, 2008, "A compelling case for clemency"
- The Roanoke Times, Jan 15, 2008, "Editorial: Pardon the Norfolk 4"
- The Washington Post, Jan 13, 2008, "Clear the Norfolk 4"
- Associated Press, Jan 12, 2008, "Va. Advocates Call for Release of 4"
- Richmond-Times Dispatch, Jan 12, 2008, "Former sailors get help in case"
- The Washington Post, Jan 12, 2008, "Conviction in 1997 Rape-Murder is Affirmed"
- The New York Times, Aug 19, 2007, "What Happened in Norfolk"
- HamptonRoads.com, Dec 11, 2006, "Norfolk Four Now Minus One"
- HamptonRoads.com, Dec 4, 2006, "Inmate uses petition for rare chance to clear name in murder case"
- The Washington Post , Dec 1, 2006, "Attention: Tim Kaine -- It's time for Virginia's governor to do something about the Norfolk 4"
- The Washington Post, Dec 1, 2006, "Conviction Overturned In 1997 Rape, Slaying"
- The Associated Press , Nov 30, 2006, "Judge Overturns Conviction in 1997 Norfolk Murder Case"
- wavy.com, Nov 30, 2006, "UPDATE - Appeal Likely After Judge Overturned Murder Conviction"
- TimesDispatch.com, Nov 30, 2006, "Norfolk Slaying Conviction Voided"
- DailyPress.com, Nov 30, 2006, "Judge Overturns Conviction in 1997 Norfolk Murder Case"
- Forensicfiles.com, Jan 19, 2006, "Media Coverage"
- The News & Observer, Jan 13, 2006, "Clayton man's hope hangs tough in Va. cell"
- Washingtonpost.com, Jan 7, 2006, "Jurors Back Clemency for Norfolk 4"
- Washingtonpost.com, Jan 6, 2006, "Justice In Norfolk"
- NBC12.com, Jan 5, 2006, "Jurors ask Warner for clemency in 1997 murder case"
- The Virginian-Pilot, Jan 5, 2006, "Jurors urge clemency for 4 in 1997 rape, killing"
- WAVY.com, Jan 5, 2006, "Letters Urge Governor Warner To Grant Clemency To Norfolk Four"
- Timesdispatch.com, Jan 5, 2006, "Norfolk Four: Does Duty Call for Clemency?"
- Associated Press, Jan 4, 2006, "Letters Urge Governor Warner To Grant Clemency To Norfolk Four"
- 13WVEC.com, Jan 4, 2006, "Clemency requested for Norfolk Four"
- , Dec 27, 2005, "Click Here To View a Documentary Film About This Injustice"
- ABC News Nightline, Dec 27, 2005, "True Confessions"
- The Virginian-Pilot, Dec 16, 2005, "Shadow of doubt over Virginia justice"
- Time, Dec 4, 2005, "True Confessions?"
- Washingtonpost.com, Nov 27, 2005, "In Virginia, 4 Innocent Men Deserve Clemency."
- The Virginian-Pilot, Nov 26, 2005, "A Miscarriage of Justice"
- The Virginian-Pilot, Nov 23, 2005, "Sailors’ clemency plea a dilemma for Warner"
- WRIC.com, Nov 13, 2005, "Clemency Request"
- TimesDispatch.com, Nov 11, 2005, "Killer: 3 others wrongly convicted"
- 13WVEC.com, Nov 10, 2005, "Clemency requested in 1997 Norfolk murder case"
- WAVY.com, Nov 10, 2005, "Lawyers ask Gov. Warner for Clemency in 1997 Norfolk Murder Case"
- The Daily Press, Nov 10, 2005, "Lawyers ask Warner for clemency in 1997 Norfolk murder case"
- The Virginian-Pilot, Nov 10, 2005, "Men serving life for rape, murder ask for clemency"
- The Virginian-Pilot, Nov 10, 2005, "Three men’s parents hope Warner will pardon them"
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