Jeffrey Washington
Convicted of Murder/Rape
Sentenced to Life without Parole
Sentenced to Life without Parole
I tried to comfort Alice by talking to her as we always talked. It was then I found out that Alice was going to die soon and had never had sex or even been kissed by a man in her life; she was still a virgin at 73 years old; she had me crying. It hurt me so deeply that I left with tears in my eyes and ended-up at a bar; I stayed high on drugs and alcohol for the next two days.
The day I returned to Alice’s house there were cars all the way round. The house was full of people and family members. I was too high to see all them people so I went downstairs to my workshop. I went to the bathroom in a five gallon bucket down there in my workshop. I passed out and don’t remember much more after that apart from waking up and leaving. I went home but couldn’t get in so went over to a friend’s house where I showered and changed and continued on my way.
I met one of my sisters and she told me the police were looking for me everywhere, she said they had told her that I had killed Alice. I couldn’t believe it and couldn’t remember that night. I ended-up stealing a car and going to New York. I wanted to die. If I had hurt Alice I needed to die.
After all these years I finally found out I did not kill Alice; it truly made my heart better but my head was still twisted because I believed the police and they had convinced me that I had taken Alice’s life.
The police took my DNA from me three times to match the semen found on four items at the crime scene and all tests came back ‘inconclusive’ . These four items were marked as state’s exhibits 17, 18, 20 & 21 and all tested positive for human semen stains; none of these tested state exhibits results were ever listed into discovery. The State Prosecutor stated on the record none of this evidence ever existed. I found all this evidence through the F.B.I. and the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act. Also, the five gallon bucket I went to the bathroom in was also listed as state’s exhibits numbers 33, 34 & 35; this evidence was also missing from discovery.
I’ve been here in prison now for 23 years for a crime my DNA has exonerated me of. The state said I confessed to the crime so I ask, does a false confession outweigh FBI /DNA testing? I have now received a 55 page FBI report that never made it to my trial. In my appeal to the Rhode Island Supreme Court, in their decision to deny my post conviction, they stated they had never even looked at any of my DNA evidence. I have filed a rule 25(a) motion for the court to look at all DNA test results.
If you feel you can assist me in any way please write to me at the below address. Thank you for your time.
Jeffrey S Washington
#58026
A.C.I. Maximum Security
PO Box 8273
Cranston
RI 02920
U.S.A.
The day I returned to Alice’s house there were cars all the way round. The house was full of people and family members. I was too high to see all them people so I went downstairs to my workshop. I went to the bathroom in a five gallon bucket down there in my workshop. I passed out and don’t remember much more after that apart from waking up and leaving. I went home but couldn’t get in so went over to a friend’s house where I showered and changed and continued on my way.
I met one of my sisters and she told me the police were looking for me everywhere, she said they had told her that I had killed Alice. I couldn’t believe it and couldn’t remember that night. I ended-up stealing a car and going to New York. I wanted to die. If I had hurt Alice I needed to die.
After all these years I finally found out I did not kill Alice; it truly made my heart better but my head was still twisted because I believed the police and they had convinced me that I had taken Alice’s life.
The police took my DNA from me three times to match the semen found on four items at the crime scene and all tests came back ‘inconclusive’ . These four items were marked as state’s exhibits 17, 18, 20 & 21 and all tested positive for human semen stains; none of these tested state exhibits results were ever listed into discovery. The State Prosecutor stated on the record none of this evidence ever existed. I found all this evidence through the F.B.I. and the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act. Also, the five gallon bucket I went to the bathroom in was also listed as state’s exhibits numbers 33, 34 & 35; this evidence was also missing from discovery.
I’ve been here in prison now for 23 years for a crime my DNA has exonerated me of. The state said I confessed to the crime so I ask, does a false confession outweigh FBI /DNA testing? I have now received a 55 page FBI report that never made it to my trial. In my appeal to the Rhode Island Supreme Court, in their decision to deny my post conviction, they stated they had never even looked at any of my DNA evidence. I have filed a rule 25(a) motion for the court to look at all DNA test results.
If you feel you can assist me in any way please write to me at the below address. Thank you for your time.
Jeffrey S Washington
#58026
A.C.I. Maximum Security
PO Box 8273
Cranston
RI 02920
U.S.A.
Dear Sir,
With time on my hands I would first like to say thank you’s all ever so much for whatever help you’s can give: especially in this state where it’s hard being innocent or proving your innocence because of the color of your skin and the victim being a white woman and me being an Indian from this state.
This all happened in the year of 1987 around Christmas time. I was at home with my wife and family when Alice called me and asked me if I would come over and help her get her house ready for the holidays; Alice was 73 years old and lost both her legs early in life. Whenever she called me I’d be there. I did work for her and her entire family for 12 to 14 years - we were like family in all ways. The day or night this happened to Alice I was there. Alice started crying and screaming at her sister who was also there helping us clean the house. All Alice kept saying was ‘they don’t love me they never did’. I couldn’t believe my ears. All the years I’d been there they all loved Alice. Her sister ran by me with tears running from her eyes and left.
With time on my hands I would first like to say thank you’s all ever so much for whatever help you’s can give: especially in this state where it’s hard being innocent or proving your innocence because of the color of your skin and the victim being a white woman and me being an Indian from this state.
This all happened in the year of 1987 around Christmas time. I was at home with my wife and family when Alice called me and asked me if I would come over and help her get her house ready for the holidays; Alice was 73 years old and lost both her legs early in life. Whenever she called me I’d be there. I did work for her and her entire family for 12 to 14 years - we were like family in all ways. The day or night this happened to Alice I was there. Alice started crying and screaming at her sister who was also there helping us clean the house. All Alice kept saying was ‘they don’t love me they never did’. I couldn’t believe my ears. All the years I’d been there they all loved Alice. Her sister ran by me with tears running from her eyes and left.