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Jennifer Thompson
Jennifer Thompson was sleeping in her dorm at Elon University when she was awoken by a man standing over her holding a knife. -
When Jennifer Woke
When Jennifer woke up and saw that there was a man standing over her he began to rape her at knife point. -
A Couple Hours
A couple hours have passed and she tricked the man into letting her use the bathroom and she escaped. She ran through yards and neighborhoods until she was out of sight of Ronald and found a house with an unlocked door. -
The Owners of The Home
The owners of the home called the police and the police soon found him a few streets down. -
When Jennifer Got Called
When Jennifer got called to the police station she looked at pictures of possible culprits and she narrowed it down to two people and had to make a decision. She chose Ronald Cotton. -
The Two Men
The two men looked very similar and she chose Ronald Cotton and he went to prison. -
Jennifer Felt Awful
Jennifer felt awful about everything that happened to Ronald so she got in contact with him and wanted to apologize and tell him how sorry she felt. -
11 Years Later
11 Years Later his case was reopened and by this time DNA was being used to solve crimes. They ran Ronald's DNA and found that he was innocent and the man that actually committed the crime was the man in the other photo. -
He Forgave Her
He forgave her and now they are very good friends and travel all around the U.S. and talk about Picking Cotton and what happened to them. -
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