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Cause Of Milgaard's Wrongful Conviction
The first and the most important cause of Milgaard’s wrongful conviction was the question of Milgaard’s two friends, Ron and Nichol. His friends changed the story from the original one and the true version into something the police wanted to listen to. This is because the two friends were heavy drug users and they were put into custody for about 2-3 days, during this time they did not have access to any drugs, which was painful for them. Thus, to leave early, Ron encouraged Nichol to give the police what they wanted to hear and stabbed Milgaard in the back.
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