Benny
Saylor-Innocent on Death Row
In spite of there being no DNA or fiber evidence and no eye witnesses
to link Benny to the murder of Judith van Duyn, he was still convicted.
A jury recommended against the death penalty, however Madison Superior
Court Judge Thomas Newman overrode the jury's recommendation of
a life sentence and sentenced Benny to death. Benny has been on
death row in Michigan City, Indiana since June of 1994.