© Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Documentary subject Darryl Hunt of the film 'The Trials of Darryl Hunt' arrives at the 22nd Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards held at Santa Monica Beach on February 24, 2007 in Santa Monica, California.
Darryl Hunt, a North Carolina man who spent 19 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, was found dead in a car in Winston-Salem early Sunday, the Charlotte Observer reports.
In 1984 at age 19, Hunt was charged with the rape and murder of a newspaper copy editor. Hunt was later exonerated in February 2004, after DNA evidence led police to Willard Brown, who later confessed to the murder. Hunt was exonerated and pardoned by then-Gov. Mike Easily, and was also awarded a settlement of more than $1.6 million in 2007. Hunt then went on to found the Darryl Hunt Project for Freedom and Justice, which is an advocacy group for those wrongfully convicted.
As the Observer notes, Hunt travelled across his home state with People of Faith Against Death Penalty, and even travelled overseas with the documentary The Trials of Darryl Hunt, to speak about abolishing the death penalty and improving the justice system.
However, Hunt's experiences haunted him, the Observer notes. He was reportedly prone to using ATMs daily, not really just to get money, but so he could create a time-stamped receipt and image of his location.
Early Sunday, officers got a call about a person believed to be dead in a car near Wake Forest University campus, at which time they found Hunt, unresponsive. Hunt, the Observer notes, had recently been diagnosed with cancer, however a cause of death has not been released.
In 1984 at age 19, Hunt was charged with the rape and murder of a newspaper copy editor. Hunt was later exonerated in February 2004, after DNA evidence led police to Willard Brown, who later confessed to the murder. Hunt was exonerated and pardoned by then-Gov. Mike Easily, and was also awarded a settlement of more than $1.6 million in 2007. Hunt then went on to found the Darryl Hunt Project for Freedom and Justice, which is an advocacy group for those wrongfully convicted.
As the Observer notes, Hunt travelled across his home state with People of Faith Against Death Penalty, and even travelled overseas with the documentary The Trials of Darryl Hunt, to speak about abolishing the death penalty and improving the justice system.
However, Hunt's experiences haunted him, the Observer notes. He was reportedly prone to using ATMs daily, not really just to get money, but so he could create a time-stamped receipt and image of his location.
Early Sunday, officers got a call about a person believed to be dead in a car near Wake Forest University campus, at which time they found Hunt, unresponsive. Hunt, the Observer notes, had recently been diagnosed with cancer, however a cause of death has not been released.
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