Michael Politte

Mike Politte, center, with fellow volunteers in the Puppies for Parole program.

Prosecutor’s motion to vacate Mike Politte conviction could be a game changer

Sarah Fenske

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker shares her thoughts on wrongful convictions in Missouri and the motion to vacate conviction filed in the Michael Politte case in Washington County.

Mike Politte and his attorney, Megan Crane (shown here in an August 2021 visit at the Jefferson City Correctional Center) got some great news yesterday: Mike has been granted parole.

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Michael Politte wins parole; will leave Missouri prison this April after 20 years

Sarah Fenske

Michael Politte was a teenager when he was convicted of murdering his mother, Rita. He has long insisted he did not do it.

Linda Dickerson-Bell was on the jury that sent Michael Politte to prison for life.

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Juror in Michael Politte trial: ‘Michael is innocent’

Emily Woodbury

Linda Dickerson-Bell said she believes Michael Politte is innocent of the murder of his mother, Rita Politte.

Michael Politte, photographed at the Jefferson City Correctional Center on Sept. 8, 2021, has never wavered from his claims of innocence.

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Michael Politte has served 22 years for murder. Experts say he’s innocent

Sarah Fenske

Michael Politte is serving a life sentence after a jury found he murdered his mother, Rita Politte, as a 14-year-old in Washington County, Missouri. On this special edition of "St. Louis on the Air," attorneys for the Midwest Innocence Project and the MacArthur Justice Center explain why he’s not guilty — and what investigators got wrong.