Falsely accused man gets freed after 30 years in prison — then dies just months later
By Olivia Land A Tennessee man was freed after serving 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit –then died just a few months after his exoneration and release. Claude Francis Garrett, 66, passed away in his sleep on Oct. 30, less than six months after he walked out of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution for the last time, his friend revealed Wednesday. He had been convicted of the arson murder of his girlfriend, Lorie Lee Lance, in 1993, but was let out in May when