Texas Court Declares Kerry Max Cook Innocent After 46-Year Fight Against Wrongful Conviction
AUSTIN, Texas — After nearly five decades of proclaiming his innocence and enduring multiple trials and a stint on death row, Kerry Max Cook has been formally declared innocent of the 1977 murder of Linda Jo Edwards. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a ruling that definitively clears the name of the 68-year-old Cook, marking a significant moment in one of the state’s most contentious legal battles. Cook, who spent roughly 20 years on …