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World Service,13 Jan 2011,25 mins

13/01/2011

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BETTY ANNE WATERS In 1983 Betty Anne Waters was working as a waitress when her brother Kenny was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. Betty Anne believed Kenny was innocent and was determined to prove it so she spent the 12 years training to be a lawyer, so she could represent him. Her story has just been turned into a Hollywood film called Conviction. Betty Anne tells Jo Fidgen about her long fight to prove Kenny's innocence and the impact this struggle had on her life.

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