Murder of Nathan Blenner

Murder of Nathan Blenner is a famous case of kidnapping and murder of Nathan Blenner, a 20-years old man from Queens, NY who was kidnapped from outside his home. His body was found with a single fatal bullet wound in his head. Two individuals, then Willie Stuckey and David McCallum, just 16 at the time, were arrested and allegedly falsely confessed to killing Blenner during attempted car theft and later allegedly having a joyride in the victim's car. Both suspects were found guilty sentenced to 25 years to life imprisonment. and imprisoned for suspects were exonerated in 2014.

The campaign for the exoneration of the two came after a lengthy and publicized campaign, which included a documentary titled David & Me, by the Toronto-based documentary filmmakers Ray Klonsky and co-director Marc Lamy of Markham Street Films. They both met McCullum, became his friends and fought for a decade for his release. Their film that had its world premier at the 2014 Hot Docs festival in Toronto. It also included a famous op-ed in the New York Daily News by former boxer and wrongful convictions advocate Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who penned a plea from his death bed to District Attorney Kenneth Thompson to release what he said was the wrongly convicted McCallum.

After being imprisoned for 29 years, a new legal process was opened on the case and David McCallum. Both McCullum, now 45, and William Stuckey were found innocent of the murder. District Attorney Ken Thompson's office and the Conviction Review Unit completed their reviews of McCallum's case and agreed to set him free. "We have determined that there's not a single piece of evidence that linked David McCallum or William Stuckey to the abduction of Nathan Blenner or his death", said Thompson.

Upon the hearing, McCullum was released on October 15, 2014. But it was to late for his co-defendant Willie Stuckey, who had already died in 2001 in prison after spending 16 years behind bars.