Innocent Man Freed After Seventeen Years in Prison - Could Super Recognisers Have Helped?

Richard Jones was convicted of aggravated robbery in Kansas City, USA in 2000 and sentenced to seventeen years imprisonment - on the basis of eye-witness testimony alone. He was picked out by witnesses and convicted, despite there being no physical evidence such as DNA or fingerprints.

His appeals were refused, but he found his own “doppelganger” in the prison where he was serving his sentence. Jones has now been freed and compensated by the State of Kansas. The two men could be twins…but Super Recognisers would be able to tell them apart.

See the article and see what differences you can spot!

Man wrongfully convicted for doppelganger's crime awarded $1.1 million - ABC News (go.com)