State: Louisiana Convicted: 1997 Exonerated: 2012 Race: Caucasian DNA used in exoneration? Yes Reasons for wrongful conviction: Mistaken witness identification False confession Police misconduct The Witness to Innocence community is saddened to share that our brother Damon Thibodeaux has passed away. Many of us had spoken with him in recent weeks, so this has come as a terrible shock and a sudden loss for all of us who knew and loved him. Damon was a wonderful individua