Wrongfully Convicted
The case of Murray Lawrence Jr exposes the intersection of power, race and corruption in Baldwin County Alabama. Convicted without jurisdiction, evidence or due process, Murray has spent more than twenty years in prison for a crime Mississippi’s own forensic expert proved he did not commit.
The confessed killer, Jarius McNeil, avoided execution by blaming an innocent man.
Prosecutors used coercion, intimidation, racial bias and raw political power to secure a conviction built on a lie.
For more than two decades, an innocent man has paid for another man’s crime.
The case of Murray Lawrence Jr. is marred by racial bias, inequity, and suppressed evidence. Murray’s conviction was based solely on the testimony of the actual killer, a convicted criminal who was coerced into framing Murray as an accomplice in exchange for avoiding capital punishment.
Those Who Created and Protected the Conviction Still Control the System
The individuals who built the case against Murray Lawrence Jr. remain tied to Baldwin County’s justice system through positions of power and influence. Their decisions shaped not only Murray’s wrongful conviction but the system that continues to defend it. What began as a prosecution marked by misconduct has evolved into a network that still controls how justice is administered—and how truth is suppressed.