A Man Who Spent 15 Years On Death Row Before He Was Exonerated Died Of COVID-19
Damon Thibodeaux, 47, died from COVID-19 less than 10 years after he was released from death row following DNA evidence that proved his innocence in a murder case.
Damon Thibodeaux was trying to make the most of the time he had lost after being exonerated from death row, where he had spent 15 years of his life in solitary confinement for a crime he did not commit.
After he was freed from a Louisiana prison in 2012, Thibodeaux earned his GED, began rebuilding his relationships with friends and families, drove around the country as a long-haul trucker, and became a vocal advocate against wrongful convictions.