The Daughter of the Innocent Man
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What if you found out your father—the man you never got a chance to meet served on death row for a crime he didn’t commit?
That’s the reality Noel Daniels unravels in her unforgettable memoir, The Daughter of The Innocent Man.
Her father, famously known as The Innocent Man, spent almost 12 years on death row, exonerated just five days before his execution date.
His case was so extraordinary that John Grisham wrote a book about it and Netflix turned it into a documentary.
Noel’s memoir steps into that shadow—but this is her story.
Growing up unaware of her true lineage until her late teens, Noel had to navigate the shock of discovering her father’s past while also coming to terms with her own identity as the daughter of a wrongfully convicted man, born of an African American mother and a Caucasian father.
With unflinching honesty, she explores addiction, resilience, and what it means to claim your story when the world has already written one for you.
This isn’t just about injustice—it’s about survival, forgiveness, and self-discovery.
by:
Mansi Ramwani