Dan Keller Freed

After 21 years, reunited with Fran outside county jail

"...Fran Keller was the first to spot her former husband, Dan,..."

Dec. 5, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Quote of the Week: Dan Keller

25 years later, the Kellers are finally free

"...– Dan Keller, when asked his reaction to the news that..."

June 23, 2017 News Column

Friends of Fran and Dan Keller Establish Donation Fund

"...has set up a GoFundMe page for Fran and Dan Keller, the local couple who were unjustly accused of..."

April 8, 2016 News Feature

Fran Keller Released From Prison

After more than 20 years, Keller is home for the holidays

"...crime that few still believe ever actually happened, Frances Keller on Tuesday evening walked out of the Travis County..."

Nov. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Can Keller Conviction Stand Without Physical Evidence?

Hearing in Austin ritual abuse case questions evidence of sexual abuse

"...of abuse is significant in the case of Fran Keller, convicted of sexually assaulting a child left in her..."

Aug. 27, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Appeal Filed for Fran Keller: The Oak Hill Daycare 'Ritual Abuse' Fiasco

Appeal cites outdated medical evidence and Brady violation

"...for all, that former Oak Hill daycare operator Frances Keller was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and has spent..."

Jan. 14, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Psych Experts Support Keller Appeal

'Satanic ritual abuse' is not real

"...support of an appeal filed on behalf of Frances Keller, who was convicted of sexual assault and who has..."

March 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Keller Case Returns to Court

Hearing in Austin ritual abuse case questions evidence of sexual abuse

"...a central issue in the case of Fran and Dan Keller, convicted of sexually assaulting a child left in..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Fran Keller to Be Released from Jail

Agreement allows former day care owner to post bond

"...Nearly 21 years in prison, Fran Keller will be released from prison today. The former Austin..."

Nov. 26, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Learning From Our Mistakes

Free, but not exonerated, Fran and Dan Keller are the victims of a continuing injustice

"...In late December, Fran and Dan Keller were talking to a reporter in their small..."

March 11, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Justice Too Long Delayed

Fran and Dan Keller continue to wait in vain for their exoneration

"...County to wipe the stain of the Fran and Dan Keller prosecution from our local history, but at a..."

June 16, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Truly Free

Exonerated at last, may Fran and Dan Keller finally "breathe free"

"...In a prison cell in the mid-Nineties, Dan Keller had a religious epiphany accompanied by the voice..."

June 23, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Freedom for the Kellers

Fran and Dan released after 21 years for 'satanic abuse'

"...crime that few still believe ever actually happened, Frances Keller walked out of the Travis County Jail, freed on..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Sleeping on Air'

Fran Keller rejoices at the small blessings of freedom ... while wondering about her future

"...from prison last week, the first item that Frances Keller bought was a toothbrush. For more than two decades,..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Welcome to the Madhouse

The Keller day care fiasco and the madness of crowds

"...justice accordingly." – from the appeal memorandum for Frances Keller..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Kellers Exonerated, Await Compensation

Tears of joy and thanks precede hope of financial safety

"...“Joy.” That was Dan Keller’s heartfelt response to the question, What’s your reaction..."

June 20, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Kellers' Conviction Tossed by CCA

Texas' highest court grants relief, but fails to exonerate couple

"...assault convictions against former child care providers Frances and Dan Keller is one small step. Despite mounting evidence that..."

May 21, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Kellers Exonerated!

D.A. Moore declares Kellers "actually innocent" of alleged crimes

"...a motion to dismiss the cases against Fran and Dan Keller, and Judge Cliff Brown of the 147th District..."

June 20, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Celebrating the Kellers’ Exoneration

On a happy day, too many others endure criminal injustice

"...Wednesday morning, at the state comptroller's office, Fran and Dan Keller signed paperwork that will finally provide them financial..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: A Taste of Freedom

Thanks to those who fought for justice – the fight continues

"...of the Chronicle, and most especially of staff writer Jordan Smith, has been directly instrumental in correcting a terrible..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Kellers Back in the News

Vanity Fair Confidential airs special on wrongly convicted couple

"...The Fran and Dan Keller story popped up in an unusual place last..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Top 10 Local Stories

The year in Austin: from the APD to urban rail

"...County criminal justice was partly closed, as Fran and Dan Keller were freed two decades after conviction on fantastical..."

Jan. 3, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

'Ritual Abuse,' the San Antonio Four, and Public Hysteria

San Antonio case shows innocent are still behind bars

"...Fran and Dan Keller are some of the last innocent people to..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Kellers Granted Relief

Court rules with little explanation

"...actual innocence – to former child care providers Frances and Dan Keller in their 1992 sentencing to 48 years in..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Kellers Await Vindication

Judge says Kellers can't prove they're innocent of a crime few believe happened

"...That's the current state of affairs for Fran and Dan Keller, the now-divorced couple sentenced in 1992 to 42..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Free the San Antonio Four

And other victims of mass hysteria

"...prosecutors in the 1992 case brought against Fran and Dan Keller, who ran a modest drop-in daycare center out..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Paving the Way for Innocence

Bills attempt to right criminal justice wrongs

"...potentially including cases like that of Austin's Fran and Dan Keller, convicted in 1992 of abusing a girl at..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Panel Targets Roots of Wrongful Convictions

Recommendations on improving witness identification and evidence testing head to the Lege

"...them. Locally, such a change could benefit Fran and Dan Keller, who were convicted in 1992 of having sexually..."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Satanic Hand Signals?

"...approached by a TV news program that had captured Dan Keller making suspicious hand signs as he entered the..."

May 20, 2009 Postmarks

The Work Matters

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

"...workers – helmed then, as since, by County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir – was what subsequent generations of political events..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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