Sandra Hemme has spent more of her life behind bars than outside them. But a circuit court judge in Missouri now says the woman, who suffers from mental illness, should have never been ...

Sandra "Sandy" Hemme has spent more than 43 years in prison for a 1980 murder in St. Joseph, Missouri. The Innocence Project says she falsely confessed and evidence points to a corrupt cop. Neil ...

Sandra Hemme, now 63, who was convicted of murder in the Nov. 12, 1980, killing of library worker Patricia Jeschke. Latest U.S.

Sandra Hemme was convicted of a 1980 murder in Missouri — but her lawyers with the Innocence Project say evidence points to a police officer. By. Emily Palmer. Emily Palmer.

Sandra Hemme watched intently, sometimes leaning forward in her seat, as lawyers argued whether she would remain free after a Missouri judge overturned her 1980 murder conviction this summer.

Sandra “Sandy” Hemme’s Missouri prison term marks the longest known wrongful conviction of a woman in U.S. history. She spent 43 years in prison for a murder likely committed by a cop.

Kansas City, Missouri (AP) — An appellate court has ordered the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison, but the state attorney ...

Sandra "Sandy" Hemme was freed after more than 43 years in prison for a 1980 murder in St. Joseph, Missouri. (Neil Nakahodo/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) ...

For the first time in more than four decades, Sandra Hemme may get to spend Thanksgiving with her family — not in prison. Hemme was wrongly convicted of murdering a St. Joseph librarian in 1980 ...

Sandra ‘Sandy’ Hemme was sitting in a psychiatric hospital the night of her arrest. It was one in a string of hospitalizations that began when she started hearing voices aged 12.

Sandra “Sandy” Hemme, 64, was declared innocent in a 1980 murder by Livingston County Judge Ryan Horsman last month. On Tuesday, he signed an order granting her release.

Sandra Hemme watched intently, sometimes leaning forward in her seat, as lawyers argued whether she would remain free after a Missouri judge overturned her 1980 murder conviction this summer.. Wearing ...