Herbert Richardson in his office at Edwin Mellen Press in Lewiston, N.Y. His libel suit against a university librarian is only the most recent of many legal attempts to defend his reputation.

While many of the cases featured in the upcoming crime drama “Just Mercy” have relative happy endings, the story of Herbert Richardson, unlike that of Walter McMillian and Anthony Ray Hinton, ends in ...

Herbert Richardson, 84, of Marion, passed away Feb. 25, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be Friday, Feb. 28, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home in ...