Kristine Bunch

Kristine Bunch spent more than 17 years behind bars after she was arrested and charged with setting a fire that claimed the life of her three-year-old son, Anthony. Although a defense expert testified that the fire was accidental, jurors believed the prosecution witnesses and found Kristine, then 22 and pregnant, guilty of murder and arson. Eleven years later, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the conviction, holding that Kristine was entitled to a new trial both because of the evolving fire science undisclosed ATF evidence directly contradicted the prosecution expert testimony. Kristine is now the Executive Director of JustIS 4 JustUS, a non-profit organization dedicated to building community connections for every exoneree.