Friends of Fran and Dan Keller Establish Donation Fund

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

April 8, 2016 News Feature

Dan Keller Freed

After 21 years, reunited with Fran outside county jail

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

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

Fran Keller Released From Prison

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

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

Nov. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Psych Experts Support Keller Appeal

'Satanic ritual abuse' is not real

"...A roster of leading psychologists and related experts from around the world last week signed..."

March 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Keller Case Returns to Court

Hearing in Austin ritual abuse case questions evidence of sexual abuse

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

Aug. 30, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'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..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Can Keller Conviction Stand Without Physical Evidence?

Hearing in Austin ritual abuse case questions evidence of sexual abuse

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

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Appeal cites outdated medical evidence and Brady violation

"...district court reopens an infamous chapter in Austin history and sets out to prove, once and for all, that..."

Jan. 14, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

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..."

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

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

June 16, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Freedom for the Kellers

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

"...Late on Nov. 26, just two days before Thanksgiving and nearly 21 years to the day that she was..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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

'Sleeping on Air'

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

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

Dec. 6, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Kellers Exonerated!

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

"...had filed a motion to dismiss the cases against Fran and Dan Keller, and Judge Cliff Brown of the..."

June 20, 2017 News Post by Michael King

More Dems File in State Judicial Races

Keith Hampton, Amy Clark Meachum announce for high Texas courts

"...for chief justice of the 3rd Court of Appeals, and Amy Clark Meachum announced for Chief Justice, Texas Supreme..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Post by Michael King

A Quarrel With the Status Quo

Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.

"...a general question: Why did you decide to run? And what's your purpose in doing so?..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Point Austin: Double Top Secret Probation

City Council goes on a snipe hunt, and is left holding the bag

"...probably just a coincidence that the New York Yankees and the City of Austin were each considering six semifinalists..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s

Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history Satanic Panic revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria

"...of Nicolas Cage – in the films Valley Girl and Vampire's Kiss – as an actor to rival global..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Savlov

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

Point Austin: Celebrating the Kellers’ Exoneration

On a happy day, too many others endure criminal injustice

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

Aug. 25, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Paving the Way for Innocence

Bills attempt to right criminal justice wrongs

"...would require police agencies to adopt model procedures for handling live and photo lineups of suspects. The bill, which..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Kellers Await Vindication

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

"...medical examiner's incorrect but essential testimony has been recanted, and you've been released from prison on bond 21 years..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Free the San Antonio Four

And other victims of mass hysteria

"...alleged victims. Her three friends Elizabeth Ramirez, Kristie Mayhugh, and Cassandra Rivera (collectively known as the San Antonio Four),..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Panel Targets Roots of Wrongful Convictions

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

"...was tasked with considering the causes of wrongful conviction and making recommendations to avoid future miscarriages of justice. Among..."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Top 9 Criminal Justice Stories

"...Austin Police Officer Leonardo Quintana fatally shot 18-year-old Nathaniel Sanders II in the parking lot of the Walnut Creek..."

Jan. 1, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Notes on Kamp: Unfinished Business

Departing D.A. should exonerate the Kellers

"...thing: Her 2013 arrest for drunk driving. It's unfortunate, and perhaps unfair, but that incident has dogged her ever..."

March 11, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Top 10 Local Stories

"...year in Austin history was marked by devastating spring and fall floods, the former throughout Central Texas, the latter..."

Jan. 1, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

The Work Matters

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

"...in this newspaper. We used to call it "Politics," and sometimes we still do, but we never did really..."

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

Article Is Flawed

"...the Children” [News, March 27]: Your article is flawed and makes a number of incorrect assumptions. Since I was..."

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