Joe Arridy (April 15, 1915 – January 6, 1939) was a mentally di...
wikipedia - 29 Jun 2020Joe Arridy (April 15, 1915 – January 6, 1939) was a mentally disabled 23-year-old who was falsely accused of rape and murder of a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Pueblo, Colorado. He was put to death on the 6 January 1939. Arridy was officially pardoned in 2011 (72 years after his death) as evidence proved he was coerced into confession. Evidence provided by then Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, a former district attorney, after research had shown that Arridy was likely not in Pueblo when the crime happened
