A new biography by Tim Junkin entitled Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA recounts the events that led first to the conviction and death sentence, and then to the freeing of Kirk Bloodsworth for the murder of a nine-year-old girl in Maryland. Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking describes the book as “Chilling, heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring.” Scott Turow says: “Bloodsworth is a tale of courage and determination in the face of the law’s worst nightmare—the execution of an innocent man.” Senator Patrick Leahy calls Bloodsworth “a powerful indictment of the a death penalty system that is fundamentally broken.” (Algonquin Books, 2004). See Innocence.