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Timothy Brian Cole (July 1, 1960 – December 2, 1999) was an American military veteran and a Texas Tech University student wrongfully convicted of raping a fellow student in 1985. Cole attended two years of college followed by two years of service in the U.S. Army.
Apr 9, 2009 · Timothy Brian Cole died in a Texas prison in 1999 while serving a 25-year sentence for a rape he didn’t commit. Nearly a decade later, DNA evidence from the crime posthumously exonerated Cole and implicated another man as the perpetrator.
Mar 24, 1985 · Timothy Brian Cole died in a Texas prison in 1999 while serving a 25-year sentence for a rape he didn't commit. Nearly a decade later, DNA evidence from the crime posthumously exonerated Cole and implicated another man as the perpetrator.
In 1999, Timothy Brian Cole died in a Texas prison while serving a 25-year sentence for a rape he did not commit. In 2009, DNA evidence from the crime posthumously exonerated Cole and implicated another man as the perpetrator.
Apr 8, 2010 · One year ago this week, Timothy Brian Cole was officially exonerated for a 1985 Texas rape he did not commit. Cole’s exoneration, while welcomed by family and friends who had fought on his behalf, came too late for Cole himself.
In March 2015, Texas Tech University System regents voted to posthumously award Tim an honorary degree in law and social justice. Read the story of Timothy Cole who's life has been affected by a wrongful conviction. Learn how to prevent future injustices.
"Timothy Brian Cole was wrongly convicted on September 18, 1986 of a March 1985 rape in Lubbock, Texas of a 20-year-old fellow Texas Tech student. His conviction was based on the victim's eyewitness testimony.
