Valentino Dixon: the man who drew himself out of jail
- last year
Valentino Dixon spent 27 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
He was 21 in 1991 when he was arrested and wrongfully convicted for a brutal shooting
at a hangout in Buffalo, New York. Eight witnesses and a confession from the real perpetrator couldn’t save Valentino Dixon from being handed a prison sentence of nearly 40 years for a crime he didn’t commit. But a drawing of the famous 12th hole at Augusta National Golf Course eventually did
He was 21 in 1991 when he was arrested and wrongfully convicted for a brutal shooting
at a hangout in Buffalo, New York. Eight witnesses and a confession from the real perpetrator couldn’t save Valentino Dixon from being handed a prison sentence of nearly 40 years for a crime he didn’t commit. But a drawing of the famous 12th hole at Augusta National Golf Course eventually did