Christine Morton was found bludgeoned to death in September 1986 in her home near Austin, Texas. Sgt. Don Wood -- pictured above on the left -- was assigned as the lead investigator.

Literally within minutes of arriving at the crime scene, Wood had settled on Christine’s husband, Michael, as the prime suspect. After all, Michael had just written a note to this wife expressing disappointment that they hadn’t had sex after a carefree birthday celebration.

Investigator Wood was so convinced that he had found his man that he ignored:

• The neighbor’s report of seeing a man in a green van casing the Morton home.
• Fingerprints on the luggage piled on Christine’s dead body.
• Testimony of the couple’s son that his dad was not at home during the incident.
• Most importantly, the bloody bandana found in the woods behind the Morton home.

On February 17, 1987, Michael Morton -- pictured on the right -- was convicted of murder and given a life sentence.

Eventually Morton was able to convince a judge to do a DNA test on the bandana, which proved his innocence. Michael Morton was released on October 4, 2011, after spending nearly 25 years in prison.

Police misconduct has been linked to 35% of all wrongful convictions. Now, the International Association of Chiefs of Police is pushing "victim-centered" investigations, which eliminate the presumption of innocence and would make the problem of botched police investigations far worse.

What happened to Michael Morton could happen to any of us. Contact IACP Executive Director Vincent Talucci at talucci@theiacp.org , or telephone: 703-836-6767. Tell him to cancel this deeply flawed "victim-centered" program.

Please do it now.