Opportunism−cases in which suspects or prospective informants, in a naive belief that they could dupe the authorities out of a reward or favor, falsely claimed to have information about crimes with which they wound up being convicted.

Alejandro Hernandez and Rolando Cruz−Tempted by a reward, they talked their way right onto death row.

This chapter also includes the case Eugene Earl Dykes.

Photo: Center on Wrongful Convictions