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Who is Kevin Herrick?
For more than 37 years, Kevin Herrick has been imprisoned for crimes he has always maintained he did not commit.
Today, a Florida court is considering a 390-page post-conviction motion that presents newly discovered evidence, alleges constitutional violations, and asks the court to vacate Kevin's convictions and grant him a new trial.
At 26 years old, Kevin was arrested and later convicted for the July 1989 assault of Cheryl Hagan and Darren "Scott" Barfield in Pinellas County, Florida. In 1990, he was sentenced to life in prison.
From the moment he was first questioned by police, throughout his trial, every appeal, and nearly four decades of incarceration, Kevin has never changed his position: he is innocent.
For many years, his claims received little attention. Like many incarcerated individuals maintaining innocence, Kevin exhausted his legal remedies while critical questions about the investigation remained unanswered.
That changed after a comprehensive reinvestigation uncovered evidence that had never been presented to a jury.
Filed in April 2026, the post-conviction motion alleges the suppression of exculpatory evidence, the failure to disclose forensic information, missing investigative records, and the destruction of physical evidence while appellate proceedings were still pending. The motion asks the court to determine whether these alleged constitutional violations deprived Kevin of the fair trial guaranteed by the Constitution.
The current legal challenge is the result of years of investigation led by attorney Allison Ferber Miller, former Chief of Staff for Florida's Sixth Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office, together with wrongful-conviction investigator Dr. Amanda Lewis and a growing team of legal, investigative, and forensic professionals.
Kevin's case has also drawn national attention through Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gilbert King's reporting, the Bone Valley investigative team, and Georgetown University's Making an Exoneree Program.
Today, Kevin remains incarcerated while the court considers the issues raised in the motion.
This website was created to make the court filings, investigative materials, timeline, and supporting documentation available to the public so visitors can examine the evidence for themselves and understand why so many experienced criminal justice professionals believe this case deserves renewed judicial review.
The question before the court is no longer simply whether Kevin claims he is innocent.
The question is whether the newly presented evidence and alleged constitutional violations demonstrate that he was denied the fair trial guaranteed by the Constitution.