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Juan A. Rivera Jr. (born October 31, 1972) is an American man who was wrongfully convicted three times for the 1992 rape and murder of 11-year-old Holly Staker in Waukegan, Illinois. He was convicted twice on the basis of a confession that he said was coerced.
All three convictions rested primarily on two uncorroborated confessions that Rivera made following hours of grueling interrogation by members of the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force. The crime occurred on August 17, 1992, while the victim was babysitting for two neighbor children in Waukegan.
Juan Rivera had served 20 years in prison. Rivera received a certificate of innocence and $213,600 in state compensation. In October 2012, he filed a federal wrongful conviction lawsuit against Lake County law enforcement officials alleging they framed him.
In the summer of 1992, the brutal rape and murder of 11-year-old Holly Staker shakes the community of Waukegan, IL to its core. When Juan Rivera confesses to the crime, it seems like Holly’s family and members of the public might be able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Contribute online here: https://nualumni.org/donate/cwc In May of 2009, Juan Rivera was convicted for a third time for the 1992 rape and murder of 11-year-old Holly Staker in Lake County,...
11 gru 2011 · Juan Rivera, who has spent 19 years in prison for the 1992 rape and murder of Holly Staker, 11, in Illinois, was ordered freed in an opinion critical of the police and prosecutors.
21 mar 2015 · CHICAGO (AP) -- Attorneys for an Illinois man who wrongfully served more than 19 years in prison for the 1992 rape and murder of an 11-year-old Waukegan girl said Friday they've settled a federal...
