Bone Valley: How a Pulitzer Winner Exposed a Wrongful Murder Conviction

Pulitzer Prize–winning author Gilbert King investigates the 1987 murder of Michelle Schofield in Florida and the man convicted in her death—a case marked by ignored evidence and official misconduct.

In 1987, 18-year-old Michelle Schofield was murdered in central Florida. Her husband, Leo Schofield, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison—but decades later, investigative journalist Gilbert King uncovered evidence suggesting the wrong man may have been imprisoned all along.