GIST: Attorneys for former Akron Police Capt. Douglas Prade, center, say the tests prove his innocence. New lab-test results show that DNA recovered from a murder scene in Summit County didn't comefrom a former Akron police captain who was convicted of killing his ex-wife nearly 15 years ago ina case that received national attention. Douglas Prade, 66, is currently serving a life sentence at the Madison Correctional Institution,but has always maintained his innocence after being convicted in September of 1998. Prade was foundguilty of shooting his ex-wife, Margo, a prominent Akron doctor and the mother of his twodaughters. Margo was shot six times following a struggle in her van in a parking lot outside of heroffice. “They are not going to find my DNA because I didn’t do it,” said Prade in a prison interviewwith the Dispatch last year. “This has always been about seeking and revealing the truth.”
The entire story can be found at;
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/08/02/02-test-of-convictions.html
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
I am monitoring this case. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments.
The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
