After 43 years in prison, a woman accused of the 1980 killing of a St. Joseph woman was freed from prison. The Missouri Department of Corrections says Sandra Hemme was released after an appeals court ruled last week that she be immediately released.
Hemme, filed a Habeas Corpus suit in February of 2023 against the prison seeking release. Hemme has been serving her sentence at the Chillicothe Correction Center.
In January, a hearing was held in Livingston County Circuit Court on a Writ of Habeas Corpus, asserting her innocence and challenging her conviction. Much of this was based on expulsory evidence not disclosed to the defendant. As a result of the hearing, on June 14th, Judge Ryan Horsman’s judgment was the Writ of Habeas Corpus is Granted.
Missouri Net New says Evidence points to a now-deceased St. Joseph police officer as the real killer.
