Sherwood Brown: A pair of athletic shoes leads to almost 30 years on death row
Former death row inmate Sherwood Brown in his Parkway Village area apartment on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, was exonerated after spending 28 years behind bars in Mississippi in 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
A pair of athletic shoes — among the most popular brands in the country — kick-started an investigation that would lead to Sherwood Brown spending close to three decades only a short walk from execution.
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Rob Moore
Rob Moore covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from The University of Memphis.
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