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Darryl Hunt, an African-American man from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was wrongfully convicted in 1984 for the rape and murder of Deborah Sykes, a 25-year-old white newspaper copy editor. Despite maintaining his innocence, Hunt was sentenced to life imprisonment. His case became a focal point of racial tension and injustice in Winston-Salem, as he spent 19 1/2 years in prison before being exonerated in 2004. The exoneration came after DNA evidence proved that Hunt could not have committed the ...Read More
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Darryl Hunt
Male
Black / African American
Winston-salem
NC
2016-03-13
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Darryl
Hunt
11/15/2025
Forum Posts (2)
Just thinking about the emotional toll this must've had on Deborah Sykes' family alongside the injus... ...Read More
09/26/2024
09/26/2024
I've been thinking about the role of media in Darryl Hunt’s case, and it’s really been on my min... ...Read More
02/25/2023
02/25/2023
