Clarence Gilmore Boggie was convicted of murder in 1935 and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was pardoned in 1948 when evidence pointed to his innocence.

Geither Horn was convicted of first degree murder in 1935 and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was freed by a federal judge in 1959 because his confession had been forced.

Source: Hugo Bedau and Michael Radelet, "Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases", Stanford Law Review, November 1987.