March 22, 2017
The Nature of Innocence
Why this issue’s very long story is a very important story.
Kerry Max Cook
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True Crime
March 22, 2017
The Trouble With Innocence
Kerry Max Cook did everything to clear his name of a horrifying murder. So when he was finally exonerated, why did he ask for his conviction back?
The Daily Post
June 6, 2016
Reversal of Fortune
Kerry Max Cook, a subject of The Exonerated, is finally exonerated.
The Culture
June 3, 2016
The Usual Suspect
Stunning new evidence in the case of Kerry Max Cook casts serious doubt on his 1978 murder conviction--and points emphatically at another man.
News & Politics
September 14, 2015
Four Decades, Three Trials, Two Death Sentences, One Exoneree. Almost.
Thirty-eight years after Kerry Max Cook was convicted of murder, he continues to seek exoneration. And now he might finally have a chance to convince the courts of his innocence.
January 21, 2013
“Frontline” on Kerry Max Cook
A clip from the PBS show's episode on Kerry Max Cook and his quest for exoneration.
January 21, 2013
Innocence Project
David Hanners, the Dallas Morning News reporter who broke the Kerry Max Cook story in 1988, says the DA's office shifted its stance on the one piece of evidence that could exonerate Cook.
January 21, 2013
The Last Man Exonerated
Kerry Max Cook walked off death row in 1997, but he was never officially exonerated. At least not yet. He just filed a DNA motion he hopes will clear his name.
May 2, 2012
Did a Prosecutor Keep a Murder Weapon as a “Souvenir”?
Kerry Max Cook's attorneys claim A.D. Clark III, a former Smith County district attorney, kept a blood-soaked knife at his home, an allegation Clark denies.
April 11, 2012
The DNA of Kerry Max Cook’s Case
What did Kerry Max Cook actually win on Monday, when he was granted his request for DNA testing? Not a lot, most likely.
Web Exclusive
March 31, 2012
Justice in Time
Fifteen years after being released from death row, Kerry Max Cook is still looking for freedom.
March 2, 2012
What the ‘Tyler Morning Telegraph’ Failed to Tell You about Kerry Max Cook
Tyler's paper of record just published an article about former death row inmate Kerry Max Cook. Let me tell you the rest of the story.
Books
February 1, 2007
Chasing Justice
As a Texas death row in-mate trying to prove himself innocent of a rape and murder in Tyler, KERRY MAX COOK was reminded of his fate every time another con made the death walk. CHASING JUSTICE is a hellish tour of a criminal justice system whose officers allegedly railroaded Cook