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John Button was falsely accused of killing his girlfriend in 1963 and served eight years in prison. His conviction was quashed in 2002 after new evidence proved his innocence and implicated serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke.
Nov 27, 2020 · It's 1963, and John Button, wrongly accused of murdering his young girlfriend in a callous hit-and-run attack, looks on as the jury files back into a Western Australian courtroom.
Dec 25, 2017 · On the eve of his 19th birthday, in February 1963, John Button's life changed forever, when he was accused of the manslaughter of his girlfriend in a hit and run accident on the streets of Perth. It took nearly half a century to prove his innocence.
Nov 22, 2020 · Nineteen-year old John Button was wrongfully convicted of one of Cooke’s crimes in 1963. Sentenced . to 10 years in jail, John struggled to move on with his life after his release – until he met investigative journalist Estelle Blackburn, who vowed to help him clear his name… Estelle’s .
John Button was an Australian politician and a senior minister in the Hawke and Keating Labor governments. He was known for his industry reforms, especially the Button car plan, and his role in the 1983 Labor coup.
Aug 27, 2019 · John Button was falsely accused of killing his girlfriend in 1963 and spent five and a half years in prison. He fought for 39 years to clear his name and became an advocate for the Innocent Project.
John Button was falsely accused of killing his girlfriend in 1963 and spent five years on death row before being released. He shares his story of psychological trauma, family support and spiritual healing in an interview with the Old Court House Law Museum.
