William Richards was imprisoned for 23 years for a crime he did not commit. After his release in 2016, he reflected on the emotional toll, emphasizing the pain and danger he faced in prison. The state Supreme Court highlighted the failures of the San Bernardino County sheriff's investigation. Recently, a federal jury awarded Richards $25.2 million for his wrongful conviction stemming from inadequate police work during the initial investigation. His attorneys proved that key evidence was mishandled, including the delay in examining his wife's body.
Every day was hell. You just keep saying, I don't deserve this. I didn't do this,' Richards, now 75, said in an interview with the Southern California News Group.
A federal court jury ordered the county to pay Richards $25.2 million for his wrongful conviction, which came after four criminal trials.
From the time of his arrest until he walked out of the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga in June 2016 a free man, Richards has always maintained his innocence.
David McLane stated that sheriff's investigators conducted sloppy police work and did not allow a deputy coroner to examine Pamela Richards' body for more than 11 hours while they processed the crime scene.
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