Danziger and Ochoa: Why Did Freedom Take So Long?

"...federal suits filed by exonerated convicts Richard Danziger and Christopher Ochoa on Nov. 6, which together seek nearly $200..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Defending the Innocent in Texas

The Texas Center for Actual Innocence is open for business at the UT Law School

"...asking if he would act as local counsel for Christopher Ochoa – who after more than a decade in..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Naked City

Convicted for a murder he did not commit, Christopher Ochoa was freed in Austin thanks to the efforts of a project all the way in Wisconsin.

"...There was plenty of thanks to go around when Christopher Ochoa walked out of an Austin courtroom last month..."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Hall experience by approving a $5.3 million settlement for Christopher Ochoa, wrongfully imprisoned for more than a decade for..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

No More Polancos

The DA's office decides not to pursue the death penalty for Nancy DePriest's murder, but questions linger over police handling of the case.

"...found that Polanco had forced a false confession from Christopher Ochoa, who had named Richard Danziger, his friend at..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Welcome to Will's World

So many items, so little time

"...million settlement offer for Richard Danziger, who along with Christopher Ochoa was wrongfully imprisoned for nearly a decade for..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature

Somebody Has to Die

The conviction of Robert Springsteen in the yogurt shop murders leaves many questions unanswered.

"...of suspects. Most notably, Polanco took the statement of Christopher Ochoa, which was used to convict him and his..."

June 15, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

When Confessions Prove False

Jonathan Holt told police he'd murdered his wife. But he hadn't killed her, and the cops should have known it.

"...guilty. APD homicide detectives secured a detailed confession from Christopher Ochoa about how he and his friend Richard Danziger..."

April 25, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...1988 Pizza Hut murder, for which two innocent men, Christopher Ochoa and Richard Danziger, served more than a decade..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature

Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...AC: And who are you talking about, Christopher Ochoa?..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

The Yogurt Shop Saga

Springsteen and Scott are free men – for now

"...exonerations). The list includes, for example, Robert Danziger and Christopher Ochoa, both convicted in high-profile Travis County cases. Ochoa..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...of the federal lawsuits filed by Richard Danziger and Christopher Ochoa, wrongfully convicted of the 1988 murder of Nancy..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Richard Danziger and Christopher Ochoa, who each spent 12 years in prison for..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Pizza Hut of 20-year-old Nancy DePriest. Two other men, Christopher Ochoa and Richard Danziger, each spent nearly 12 years..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

News Shorts

"...secured the highly detailed and completely false confession from Christopher Ochoa. Ochoa and friend Richard Danziger went to prison..."

Sept. 7, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Double Jeopardy

The state of Texas jailed Cuban exile Carlos Lavernia for 16 years for a crime he did not commit. Now the INS might send him back to Cuba.

"...the Wisconsin Innocence Project: A DNA test conducted on Christopher Ochoa, one of two men convicted in Travis County..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Point Austin: Following Ronnie

The next D.A. must meet a high standard

"...Officer Christopher Gray, who was videotaped delivering 14 full-force kidney punches..."

April 4, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Free Daniel Villegas

Rally at Capitol today for teen many believe was wrongly jailed

"...Mayor John Cook, and exonerated inmates Anthony Graves and Christopher Ochoa, who falsely confessed to a 1988 murder he..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Never-Ending (Crime) Story

Although their case has hit a dead end, prosecutors of the yogurt shop murders say they're determined to find the 'unknown suspect' – and then to retry Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen

"...– responsible for coercing a false confession that sent Christopher Ochoa and Robert Danziger to prison for the 1988..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Lesson in False Confessions

The Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit and a proposed Senate bill address the problem of false confessions

"...or a "coercive environment" (as was the case with Christopher Ochoa, who confessed to the infamous Pizza Hut murder..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

No Mercy

The case of James Allridge raises familiar questions about the Texas justice system

"...1986 Pizza Hut murder, for which two innocent men, Christopher Ochoa and Richard Danziger, served more than a decade..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, Texas, and the World

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Tinkering With the Machinery of Death

The Texas Legislature moves slowly to consider alternatives to the death penalty

"...capital punishment." Pointing to recent cases like that of Christopher Ochoa, which remind us that wrongful convictions do occur,..."

March 9, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Record Reviews

Ibrahim Ferrer

"...(World Circuit/Nonesuch) ELIADES OCHOA..."

June 11, 1999 Music Review

Record Reviews

Barbarito Torres

"...Gold go treasure hunting in Havana and make the Christopher Colombian discovery that seminal musicians from Cuba's Golden Age..."

July 9, 1999 Music Review

The Rite of Spring

Ballet Austin's triple bill melded classicism, romance, and biology to striking effect

"...in the 2009 work by Colombian-Belgian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. In identical crimson skirts, the five women and seven..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...Christopher McCollum, Nightswim/A Ride With Bob/Light: The Holocaust & Humanity..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 1999/National

"...Christopher Gray 1. Britney Spears, -- Baby One More Time..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...(Ibrahim Ferrer), Compay Segundo (Calle Salud), and especially Eliades Ochoa's sublime Sublime Ilusion -- as well as the stunning..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

311 Story in Error

"...G. Ochoa..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column