I Spent Years on Death Row for Killing My Baby But I Was Innocent
Summary
Sabrina Butler was wrongfully convicted of killing her infant son and became the first woman in the United States to be freed from death row. At 17 years old, after losing her son, she was pressured by police into confessing a crime she did not commit and was later exonerated.Key Facts
- Sabrina Butler was 17 years old when her 9-month-old son died in 1989.
- She was living alone in Columbus, Mississippi, with two young children at the time.
- After her son stopped breathing, she tried to get help and performed CPR but was unable to save him.
- Police questioned her without a lawyer or guardian and accused her of beating her son to death.
- She was scared and gave inconsistent statements during intense police interrogation.
- Police wrote a confession statement for her to sign, which she reluctantly signed under pressure.
- She was charged with capital murder and placed on death row.
- Sabrina Butler was eventually proven innocent and became the first woman exonerated from death row in the U.S.
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