Fernando Bermudez Biography

Fernando Bermudez, who was convicted of murder in 1992 but maintained his innocence throughout, spent nearly two decades in New York's infamous Sing Sing Correctional Facility. However, five witnesses to a fatal Manhattan nightclub shooting recanted their testimony in which they identified Bermudez as the shooter. After 11 lengthy appeals, a court ruled in 2009 that Bermudez should be totally exonerated. Bermudez's tale has been on national and local news outlets, including the New York Times and the Daily News, as well as all major television networks and TRU TV, previously Court TV. It was also the topic of Scott Christianson's book Innocent: Inside Wrongful Conviction Cases. Bermudez, a father of three, would be entitled to cash reparation under New York state law for being wrongly convicted and imprisoned. But what he didn't foresee was a complicated procedure for claiming the money: It wasn't until 2014, five years later, that he agreed to a record $4.75 million settlement with the state as part of a compensation campaign that is still ongoing. Bermudez currently speaks to audiences all over the world about his story and works as an advocate and consultant for those who have been wrongly convicted.

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