Session I 10:00-10:50 AM
Kristine Bunch - Sycamore Banquet Center
The presentation will include a focus on the case of Kristine Bunch v. State of Indiana. Kristine Bunch spent 17 years in an Indiana prison for arson and the resulting death of her 3 -year-old child. She was exonerated after proving the government hid evidence of her innocence, and the fire had been electrical in origin, not the result of the use of an accelerant. Kristine Bunch is willing to share her tragic story in order to open the prison doors for others and create paths for reform.
Kristine Bunch is the Vice President and Treasurer for the Indiana Innocence Project.
After being wrongfully convicted in the death of her three-year-old son Anthony in 1996, Kristine Bunch spent more than 17 years behind bars before she was finally exonerated. While incarcerated, she earned her undergraduate degree from Ball State University in English and Anthropology. Now, she is an advocate for the wrongfully convicted and the exonerated alike. Recognizing the profound challenges that accompany exoneration, Kristine has dedicated herself to easing the burdens of fellow exonerees, tirelessly working to provide them with access