![]() ![]() The jury was not permitted to hear that the second victim had been unable to identify Cotton in a police lineup or photo lineup (PBS). ![]() It consisted of the positive identification by Thomson-Cannino of cotton in the photo lineups, a flashlight found in Cotton’s home that resembled the flashlight that the attacker used, and the rubber on one of Cotton’s shoes was consistent with rubber retrieved from the scenes of the crime (PBS).Ĭotton was tried for the rape of both Thompson-Cannino and the second woman. The evidence against Cotton was circumstantial at best. ![]() Thompson-Cannino was 100% positive that Cotton was her attacker (Innocence Project). In a real live lineup, she again identified Cotton as the man who raped her. Thompson-Cannino had identified Cotton in a police photo lineup. In August of 1984, Ronald Cotton was arrested for the rape of Thompson-Cannino. She made a specific point to study the details of the attackers face so she could later accurately identify him to the police (Innocence Project). At the time of the attack, Thompson-Cannino was 22 and attended college. Later that same evening, the same attacker broke into another nearby apartment and sexually assaulted a second woman. On a warm July 1984 night, an attacker broke into the apartment of Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, where the attacker sexually assaulted her. ![]()
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