Death Row Survivor Sunny Jacobs Dies in Galway Fire
Death Row Survivor Sunny Jacobs Dies in Galway Fire

Death Row Survivor Sunny Jacobs Dies in Galway Fire

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Sonia 'Sunny' Jacobs, a 76-year-old American and prominent advocate against the death penalty, died in a house fire in rural County Galway, Ireland, alongside her caretaker Kevin Kelly. Jacobs spent 17 years in prison, including five on Florida's death row, after being wrongfully convicted in 1976 for the murder of two police officers, but was exonerated and released in 1992 when a key witness confessed. With her late husband Peter Pringle, also a death row exoneree, she co-founded the Sunny Center to support others who had been wrongfully convicted. Emergency services responded to the house fire early Tuesday morning, and both victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Jacobs' death prompted tributes from friends and international justice reform advocates, remembering her as a tireless campaigner for justice and second chances. Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the blaze.

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