NATION : Wrong Man Convicted of Rape
A landscaper has served three years and three months of a life prison term after being convicted of a 1986 rape-burglary he apparently did not commit, officials said today.
Anthony Echols, 26, of Loganville, confessed Tuesday to a crime for which Willie Frank Williams was convicted in June, 1987, said Loganville Police Chief Eddy Sharpe.
Williams was sentenced to life in prison for the rape of an elderly Loganville woman.
Police picked up Echols after reopening the investigation some six weeks ago for reasons they have not revealed.
Authorities are working on William’s release from the Dodge County Correctional Institute in Chester, where he has served his time.
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