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Before his arrest and conviction for murder, Case self-published a number of essays and fiction online.<ref name=":20"/> His posts initially appeared on a [[Myspace|MySpace]] page<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barton|first=Eric|url=https://www.pitch.com/news/article/20577393/this-murderer-needs-a-friend|title=This Murderer Needs a Friend|work=Kansas City Pitch|date=May 21, 2007|access-date=December 5, 2017|language=en}}</ref> |
Before his arrest and conviction for murder, Case self-published a number of essays and fiction online.<ref name=":20"/> His posts initially appeared on a [[Myspace|MySpace]] page<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barton|first=Eric|url=https://www.pitch.com/news/article/20577393/this-murderer-needs-a-friend|title=This Murderer Needs a Friend|work=Kansas City Pitch|date=May 21, 2007|access-date=December 5, 2017|language=en}}</ref> that was later taken down. In May 2011, several of Case's blog posts were republished in issue 27 of ''Meridian'', the semi-annual journal of the [[University of Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Contributor Search |url=http://uva.readmeridian.org/contribsearch.suphp?lname=Case&mtitle=&mgenre= |website=Meridian |accessdate=June 12, 2019}}</ref> Case's first book, a hybrid work entitled ''The Pariah’s Syntax: Notes from an Innocent Man'', was a finalist for the [[Eric Hoffer Award]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-Award-category-finalists.html#.WibcebeWxaE|title=Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalists|website=www.hofferaward.com|language=en|access-date=December 5, 2017}}</ref> |
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== Criminal convictions == |
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Revision as of 16:38, 14 June 2019
Byron Case | |
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| Born | Byron Christopher Case Lenexa, Kansas |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genres | Creative nonfiction (CNF), poetry |
Byron Christopher Case is an American writer and poet imprisoned in Missouri since 2001 for first-degree murder. Case has maintained his innocence and his trial was the subject of the 2010 book The Skeptical Juror and the Trial of Byron Case. Case's trial was also featured on the 2014 Investigation Discovery television show On the Case with Paula Zahn, and on the 2016 MTV television show Unlocking the Truth.
Biography
Case grew up in suburban Kansas.[citation needed] He obtained an equivalency diploma from the University of Missouri – Kansas City.[citation needed]
Publications
Before his arrest and conviction for murder, Case self-published a number of essays and fiction online.[1] His posts initially appeared on a MySpace page[2] that was later taken down. In May 2011, several of Case's blog posts were republished in issue 27 of Meridian, the semi-annual journal of the University of Virginia.[3] Case's first book, a hybrid work entitled The Pariah’s Syntax: Notes from an Innocent Man, was a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award in 2016.[4]
Criminal convictions
Case has been convicted of three felonies, Felony Stealing, committed in 1996 (guilty plea in 1998), First Degree Murder, and Armed Criminal Action, both committed in 1997 (conviction in 2002).[5][6]
On May 16, 1996, Case was arrested in Clay County, Missouri and charged with Second Degree Burglary and Felony Stealing, both felony counts, for having attempted to burglarize the home and business of his paternal aunt, Mrs. Nancy Nolker, admitting to the court that he was high on cocaine at the time. As the result of a plea-bargain, the first charge was dropped, and he pleaded guilty to Felony Stealing in December 1998, receiving a suspended six-month sentence with five years' probation.[citation needed]
On May 2, 2002, Case was convicted of first-degree murder[5] for the shooting and killing of Anastasia WitbolsFeugen, a former classmate 18 years of age, inside Lincoln Cemetery in Jackson County, Missouri, on the night of October 22, 1997.[7] Case maintained his innocence, but was found guilty on both counts. The judgement was based upon eyewitness testimony and his own tacit admission. On June 28, 2002, Case received concurrent sentences of life without parole and life,[1][6] and is currently an inmate of Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center.[8] Case has exhausted the appeals for his conviction[9] and has written a Petition for Executive Clemency, Non-Capital Case to Missouri Governor Jay Nixon.[10]
Case's trial was the subject of a series of books titled The Skeptical Juror[11] and was also featured in two television shows: Investigation Discovery's On the Case with Paula Zahn broadcast an episode titled "Betrayal and Regret" in 2014, [12] and MTV's Unlocking the Truth covered the case in 2017.[13][14] Neither show exonerated Case.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Johnson, Allie (May 16, 2002). "Cemetery Plot". Kansas City Pitch. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Barton, Eric (May 21, 2007). "This Murderer Needs a Friend". Kansas City Pitch. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "Contributor Search". Meridian. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalists". www.hofferaward.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ a b Lambe, Joe (May 3, 2002). "Jury finds Byron Case guilty of killing 18-year-old college student in 1997". Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri.
- ^ a b McFarland, Darla (June 29, 2002). "Case gets life in prison". Independence Examiner. Independence, Missouri.
- ^ Kozlowski, Kim (October 24, 1997). "Body of student found in cemetery". Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri.
- ^ Case, Byron (February 15, 2019). "The Surprisingly Nomadic Lives of Prisoners". The Marshall Project.
- ^ Donnelly, Matthew Scott (July 9, 2016). "Unlocking The Truth: Is This Man Behind Bars Because Of A Vengeful Ex?". MTV News.
- ^ "Petition for Executive Clemency, Non-Capital Case by the Honorable Governor Jeremiah Nixon" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Allen, J. Bennett (2010). The Skeptical Juror and the Trial of Byron Case. Allen & Allen Semiotics, Inc. ISBN 0984271600.
- ^ "Betrayal and Regret - On the Case with Paula Zahn | Investigation Discovery". www.investigationdiscovery.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "Unlocking The Truth | Season 1 Episodes (TV Series) | MTV". MTV. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Young, Sage (September 7, 2016). "'Unlocking The Truth' Finds Byron Case Behind Bars". Bustle. Retrieved June 12, 2019.