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Join the fight to bring Chris home! Donate directly to the Midwest Innocence Project at https://themip.org/?form=donate


Show your support by ordering a t-shirt! Get your "Missouri - Free Chris Dunn" t-shirt!

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Or - show your support by completing the Missouri Justice Challenge!

1. Take a photo or video standing on the steps of any courthouse or church holding a sign saying "Missouri - Free Christopher Dunn Now."

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3. Send the link or photo to admin@christopherdunn.org. With your permission, your image will be posted on our web page or social media.

Thank you so much for your support! 



 

Free Chris Dunn shirt displayed in downtown St. Louis next to Dred and Harriet Scott statue

Free Chris Dunn shirt displayed in downtown St. Louis next to Dred and Harriet Scott statue

 Suggested phone script (Feel free to use your own words):    

 

 “Hello. I’m calling about the Christopher Dunn case. Mr. Dunn needs your help. He has been in prison since 1990 for something he did not do. The only State evidence against him was the testimony of two witnesses, and both have recanted. Five years ago, a 25th Circuit judge ruled that Mr. Dunn meets the standards of innocence and no jury would convict him now, but refused to release him because of the Lincoln versus Cassady precedent. Please file a motion to vacate Mr. Dunn's conviction, or give him a new trial.”  

 

Suggested email template: (Feel free to use your own words.)  

 

"Dear Mr. Gore,   

I am writing to encourage you to refile a motion to vacate the murder conviction of Christopher Dunn. Mr. Dunn was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for a crime he did not commit. He was only 18 years old when he was arrested and now he is 52. 

The State’s case against Mr. Dunn rested solely on the testimonies of two young boys. Both boys, now men, have recanted and explained that they pointed the finger at Mr. Dunn simply because they didn’t like him.     

After a 2018 evidentiary hearing, a 25th Circuit judge wrote an order stating that Mr. Dunn meets the standards for innocence and that no jury would convict him now. However, the judge declined to release Mr. Dunn, citing the Lincoln v. Cassady precedent, which states that a person who is found to be actually innocent cannot be released unless they are on death row.     

Mr. Dunn has been sentenced to death - but a long, slow, state-sanctioned death, rather than a quick one. An innocent person should be granted relief, regardless of their sentence. Lincoln v. Cassady is clearly unconstitutional. 

I am asking that you either release Mr. Dunn or grant him a new trial. An innocent person should not spend another minute serving an unjust sentence.     

Thank you for your time and attention."