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Rape victim seeks court to clear the name of now-deceased man she misidentified

A Texas rape victim is working to clear the name of the man convicted of attacking her. Michele Mallin of Baytown is traveling to Fort Worth today to meet with the family of Timothy Cole, a Lubbock man convicted of raping her who was posthumously cleared by DNA. She told the Fort Worth Star Telegram ("A rape victim is working to clear the name of the dead man convicted of attacking her," Sept. 19):"I felt total guilt. My words. My pointing the finger at him, were the reason he went to prison," Mallin said. "I felt just terrible. .?.?. I never wanted the wrong man to be convicted. I hope everyone knows that."Back then a 20-year-old Texas Tech sophomore, Mallin was a woman on a mission, determined to send Cole ? nicknamed the "Tech Rapist" ? to prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on September 19, 2008 (boomark / email).