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Arthur Allan Thomas
Arthur Allan Thomas (born 2 January 1938) is a New Zealand man who was granted a Royal Pardon and compensation after being wrongfully convicted of the murders of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe in June 1970. Thomas was married and farming a property in the Pukekawa district, south of Auckland before the case. Following the revelation that the crucial evidence against him had been faked, Thomas was pardoned and awarded NZ$950,000 in compensation for his 9 years in prison and loss of earnings.
Campaign to overturn the convictions.
the U.S. justice system prosecuted and convicted the wrong person.
Popular culture.
- "The Life of Emile Zola" (1937), about the conviction of Émile Zola
- "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" (1982), about the conviction of Arthur Allan Thomas
- "The Great Gold Swindle" (1984), about the conviction of the Mickleberg brothers
- "The Thin Blue Line" (1988), about the conviction of Randall Dale Adams
- "In the Name of the Father"