In 2002, a US Supreme Court ruling that abolished the death penalty for the mentally impaired as cruel and unusual punishment. “Pardoning Mr. Arridy cannot undo this tragic event in Colorado history. It is in the interests of justice and simple decency, however, to restore his good name.” Case suggested by Malachi W. Gmail: killersAllAroundUs@gmail.com Facebook: Killers All Around Us: A True Crime Podcast Twitter: @AroundKillers Killers All Around Us Instgram: @KillersAllAroundUs Website: KillersAllAroundUsATrueCrimePodcast.Wordpress.com RESOURCES https://www.westword.com/news/joe-arridy-was-the-happiest-man-on-death-row-5118031 https://www.forgottenhistory.me/disaster/the-murder-of-joe-arridy http://friendsofjoearridy.com/chronology/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chieftain.com/article/20140227/NEWS/302279890%3ftemplate=ampart Crue Trime: A True Crime Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cover-joe-arridy/id1527183422?i=1000505041210 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/killersallaroundus/support