The focus of Part 3 is the unforeseen friendship that sparks the relationship between Jennifer and Ronald. The real attacker turned out to be a man named Bobby Poole.Īfter his exoneration, Ronald and Jennifer formed an unlikely friendship on forgiveness that has changed and impacted both their lives. DNA evidence proved Ronald Cotton to be innocent and wrongfully convicted. Ronald Cotton spent 11 years in prison and actively pursued an appeal, but was constantly rejected. Ronald fights to survive and he frequently battles with his rage concerning the injustice he’s been subjected to.
He knew he was innocent, but had little hope of convincing anyone because especially since he was a black man in the south. He first gives an account of his youth and background before he describes the details of the night he was accused of Jennifer’s rape. Part 2 is written from Ronald Cotton’s point of view. Her emotions alternate between helplessness and rage to shame and guilt. Part 1 ends with Ronald going to prison and Jennifer hoping and praying that he will suffer while he is incarcerated then burn in hell. With confidence from the detectives and identifying him in a line-up, Ronald Cotton soon became the prime suspect and then convicted. She was able to escape with her life and present the information she collected to her local officers. During the attack, Jennifer was able to keep her eyes open and memorize the assailant's facial and bodily features. Part 1 of the memoir is seen entirely from Jennifer Thompson-Cannino’s point of view: she was a normal 22 year old girl going to college living in Burlington, North Carolina, when one night, her apartment was broken into and she was raped at knife point. Picking Cotton brings light onto the different errors that contribute to wrongful convictions.
Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption is a true story that educates its audience on the failings of the criminal justice system, specifically from the shortcomings of the police investigative process, eyewitness identification, and racism.
One of the priorities of the criminal justice system is to punish the guilty and ensure justice.
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