Alum’s story becomes Hollywood film
Betty Anne Waters , a 1998 graduate of Roger Williams University School of Law, was an unemployed single mother of two, and younger sister to Kenneth Waters, a man who began serving a life sentence in 1983 for murder and robbery. Convinced that he was innocent, Waters spent the next 12 years working her way through college and then obtaining a law degree to represent him. After passing the bar exam, she became a lawyer at age 40 and focused on her brother’s case. A blood sample nearly two decades old would be the answer. The DNA evidence was used to overturn his conviction and after spending 19 years in prison, Kenneth walked out a free man in March 2001.
The popularity of this inspirational story has evolved into a movie based on Betty Anne Waters and the steps it took to set her brother free. The part of Waters will be portrayed by Hilary Swank.
For more information, check out the article on the American Bar Association.
Posted by David Logan on 11/03/08 at 12:14 PM
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