Valdes Widow To File Civil Suit
Three Guards Acquitted Friday In Inmate's Death
"They murdered my husband again, that's what they did," Wanda Valdes (pictured, right) said.Prosecutors said the guards stomped and beat Valdes to death to prevent him from talking to the media about inmate abuse.Wanda Valdes said she was shocked that the guards were acquitted and that she will file a civil lawsuit against them, the warden and the prison."I care and I'm not going to give up until I get justice," she said. "I want justice for inmates. I don't want to see this kind of small-town justice."Frank Valdes was on death row for killing a Palm Beach County prison guard in 1987.The three guards no longer work for the prison.- February 19, 2002: Valdes Case Prosecutors Given Time Off
- February 16, 2002: Jury Acquits Guards In Valdes Case
- February 11, 2002: Prison Officer Testifies In Inmate Death Trial
- February 4, 2002: Inmate Testified He Heard Valdes Being Beaten
- January 30, 2002: Star Witness: Guard Captain Shocked Inmate
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