Understanding Eyewitness MemoryAn essential overview of how perception and memory affect eyewitness testimony In 1981, sixteen year old Michael Williams was convicted on charges of aggravated rape based on the victims eyewitness testimony. No other evidence was found linking him to the attack. After nearly twenty four years, Williams was released after three separate DNA analyses proved his innocence. The victim still maintains that Williams was the culprit. This heartbreaking case