The Story That Shocked the County featuring Sam Lemon, Sunday Feb 7th from 2 – 4 PM, Media Fellowship House, 302 S. Jackson St., Media Sam Lemon is an author and educator who has researched a case for over 30 years involving a 16-year-old boy who was executed here in PA in 1931. Lemon believes […]
Joe D'Ambrosio Joe D'Ambrosio was convicted and sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit. He spent 22 years on death row. While on death row, he met Fr. Neil Kookoothe and convinced him to take a look at his case. With his experience as a nurse and an attorney, Fr. Neil studied […]
The Unitarian Church of Harrisburg and Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty invite you to join us for An Examination of the Death Penalty. The evening includes a documentary film screening, an update on our state's death penalty system, and audience Q & A. This is a free event and open to the public. […]
We need to talk. Join St. Paul's United Church of Christ and PADP for an examination of the death penalty. We'll be screening the documentary film, "In the Executioner's Shadow," sharing information about the death penalty in our state and nationally, and engaging in Q&A. "In the Executioner’s Shadow” casts a penetrating look at the […]
Juan Roberto Meléndez-Colón spent almost 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit before being exonerated in 2002. Meléndez-Colón, who could not afford an attorney, was convicted and sentenced to death within a week, even though there was no physical evidence against him. Had it not been for the fortuitous discovery of […]
