Man released after being imprisoned for 71 years

Frank Smith shown on the front page of The Hartford Courantin
June 1950.
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Smith was irprisoned in the Osborn
Correctional Institution but was paroled
and moved to a
Nursing home in July
2020
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Connecticut Put A Probably Innocent Guy Behind Bars For
70 Years
“m positive he didn’t kill Grover Hartlmnot even surehe Was at the murder.
The Lead Investigator
June 19,
2022
Zachary
Francis Clifford Smith appears to have been wrongfully imprisoned for murdering Grover Hartin the
room
of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich
Connecticut. Thankfully the
witnesses admitted
lied, the
lead investigator announced he was wrong, another man came forward and confessed to the murder; and Smith
was released from
in September 2020. This sounds like an inspirational movie
until you learn that Smith
was arrested on July 28th, 1949, and is believed to be the longest-
~serving prisoner in American history He spent
over
70 years in prison despite obvious evidence pointing to his innocence being known for almost that entire
time. I helped get him released, and I think he deserves an apology while he is still alive
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Francis Clifford (Frank) Smith
Date of birth: Born January 9, 1924
Period of imprisonment: 7949 to 2020 (approximately 71 years)
Francis Smith was born on July 28, 7949, when he was 25 years old.
At a yacht club in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.
Grover Hart, a 68-year-old night police officer.
Arrested as Hyeon-ui, who killed and escaped.
Smith alone was sentenced to death for robbery and murder.
After the death penalty verdict, no executions were scheduled for 1954.
On the day of execution, 2 hours before being sentenced to electric chair.
Sentence commuted to life imprisonment.
In 1967, Smith used prison farm work time to
I’ve never had to take a bath while riding a truck.
After only 11 days, he was caught again and sent to prison again.
Then, as time passed, in 2020, when I turned 96,
Because of his poor health, he was paroled and had to live in a nursing home.
Due to the effects of long prison life, I am unable to go out.
Behind the scenes)
The chief investigator at the time was
He said he wasn’t even sure if Smith was at the murder scene.
not accepted
I was paroled too
It’s not because he was found not guilty, it’s because of health reasons.
Honor has not been restored

What does it mean to be free at age 98?
Does it mean anything?
He is likely the longest-serving inmate in the United States.
There is no parole to a nursing home. But he still doesn’t go out.
Annalisa Quinn Globe Staff Direction, 7/5/2023 5:00 AM 41# Updated
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