Me and Bobby McLaughlin

I met Bobby McLaughlin three days ago on a street corner in Stillwater. His is a remarkable story.

He was arrested when he was 20 years old for a murder he didn't commit and served seven years in some of the toughest prisons in New York state.

His foster parents rescued him the first time when they took him in as a boy. They rescued him again when they persevered for all those years to find the real killer.

How do I know all of this is true?

In 1991 THEY MADE A MOVIE OF HIS LIFE! It stars Brendon Fraser as Bobby and Martin Sheen as his foster father. It's titled "Guilty Until Proven Innocent."

For many years now Bobby McLaughlin, a simple man, has worked with a team of people to get innocent inmates released from prison.

So he's passing it on!


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