This story is found in the book section of the November 2000 issue of Reader's Digest.
It chronicles a 22 year struggle of a mother who did not give up trying to free her son from prison and clear his name. In 1969, David Milgaard was into soft drug experimentation and free love. Unfortunately he was in the wrong spot at the wrong time, his next mistake was to trust the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He was charged with rape and murder, was found guilty at the tender age of 16.
The Milgaard family worked at writing to politicians and officials. They offered reward to witnesses in trying to find the real murderer. They talked to ministers and ultimately the Prime Minister of Canada. Many people helped too. There was a candle light vigil held outside the hotel where the Prime Minister was to make a speech.
In May 1999 David Milgaard was awarded with US$6.7 Million in compensation. Only he knew what happened in prison those 22 years when he was wrongfully incarcerated. It must have been terrible to suffer through all that when he was innocent of the heinous crime. One parallel I can think of is Joseph of the Old Testament who was imprisoned because his mistress was an unsuccessful temptress.
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