John Miller spent 21 years in prison after a wrongful conviction for second-degree murder, armed robbery, and possession of an instrument of crime—sentenced to life without parole on the strength of faulty witness testimony. Arrested at home and stunned by the charge, John says he immediately “had to get to work,” learning the law, staying on lawyers, and holding his mental ground. In 2010, the Pennsylvania Innocence Project—where John became one of the organization’s first clients—took his case; later, a Brady violation came to light, undermining key testimony. He was exonerated in July 2019. In this conversation, John reflects on resilience over two decades inside and the life he’s built since: entrepreneurship in construction, a disability support agency, trucking—and a mindset focused on moving forward rather than dwelling on what was taken.
“Exonerated: The Cost of Wrongful Conviction” is brought to you by Marrone Law Firm and presented by WURD in partnership with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project.
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