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Brandon Klayme lost 18 months of his life after police confused his Skyrim gaming username with a suspect's name. A single typo cost him imprisonment and massive personal losses.
Brandon Klayme lost 18 months of his life after police confused his Skyrim gaming username with a suspect's name in their investigation. A single typo in a database search cascaded into his wrongful imprisonment. He's now dealing with the aftermath of lost time, lost wages, and lost opportunities.
This case shows how thin the margin between a free person and an imprisoned person can be when a single character is typed wrong. Klayme had no connection to the actual crime, but the system didn't catch the error early enough to prevent 18 months of incarceration. Police had tools to verify identity but apparently didn't use them, and no one corrected the mistake until after months of his life were gone.
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