What other evidence led to the wrongful conviction of steven barnes?
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Steve Barnes (actor)
American actor
Not to be confused with Steve Burns.
Steven Barnes is an American television and film actor, television host, television and film producer, radio personality, and digital and social media executive. He is president of Barnes Creative Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, which specializes in digital marketing and social media strategy.[1][2][3]
His acting career, which began in 1991, has comprised lead and supporting roles in several films, including The Joneses, Sex & Consequences, and No Witness.[4][5][6] He has performed guest-starring and recurring roles in several television shows, including Drop Dead Diva, One Tree Hill, Prison Break, Matchpoint, Men On Pause, MTV’s Road Rules, Guiding Light, Ned & Stacey, As the World Turns, and The Young and the Restless. In 2009, Barnes created, starred in, and produced the television series High Rise.[4][7][8][9]
From 1994 to 2003, Barnes co-hosted the Atlanta morning
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Steven Barnes
The Crime
On the evening of Sept. 18, 1985, 16-year-old Kimberly Simon left her Marcy, New York, home walking to meet a high school friend. The next day, police officers found her body near the side of a dirt road. She had been raped and strangled to death.
The Investigation
Several people in Utica told police that they had seen Ms. Simon walking along a busy street between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Others said they saw Mr. Barnes’ distinctive truck on that road around the same time. He became a suspect based on these vague statements from eyewitnesses.
One man, in police custody for an unrelated incident, testified that he was riding in a police vehicle when he saw the victim walking on the road and saw a truck similar to Mr. Barnes’ truck nearby. A Utica police officer said he saw a young man matching Mr. Barnes’ description parked alongside the street that night. Mr. Barnes’ brother-in-law testified that he saw a young woman getting into a truck along the road that was clearly not Mr. Barnes’ truck. Others said they saw Mr. Barnes at a local bowling alley through t
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Steven Barnes Biography
1952—
Author, martial artist
The author of more than 20 books of speculative fiction, as well as screenplays, teleplays, and short stories, Steven Barnes also has been a lecturer and creative consultant, a martial artist, and a self-declared expert on human performance. One of only a handful of successful black science-fiction writers, Barnes jump-started his career by collaborating with science-fiction superstar Larry Niven. As with so many black writers, Barnes's early work was overlooked by critics. He has become increasingly popular over the years, however, with two best-selling novels. His more recent work has garnered excellent reviews as well researched, intelligent, and thought provoking. His science fiction/fantasy novels incorporate elements from the occult, horror, detective, and spy genres and are considered "page-turners." Barnes has been part of a movement of black writers seeking to cultivate new black readers. He is known for his strong black characters, both male and female, and his work frequently reflects his devotion to the
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