Indiana's Kristine Bunch case: Woman freed after serving time for arson death of son

Kristine Bunch was declared eligible by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute’s Board of Trustees to be compensated by Indiana for a wrongful conviction. It wasn’t immediately known how much she will receive, although the wrongly convicted are eligible for $50,000 for every year in prison, under state law, the Associated Press reports.

• Woman wrongly convicted in son’s death will be compensated - WXIN-TV
• She was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. On Thursday, the state decided it owed her. - Indianapolis Star
• Convicted of murder by arson — but the fire was accidental - Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

November 11, 2015:

It's unthinkable: The horror of losing a child in a tragic fire. But now imagine police think you did it.

Kristine Bunch lived that nightmare, and now after being locked away for years over the death of her son, she's on a road to redemption.

Bunch spent more than 15 years behind bars, convicted of killing her 3-year-old in a fire. She has always maintained she didn't do it . And now the evidence seems to be backing her up.

Not only does the evidence point to her being not guilty -- some of it even appears to be doctored to make her look like a killer.