University of Maine history professor Ronald Banks was shot and killed during a robbery outside his convention hotel in downtown New Orleans in 1979. Isaac Knapper, 16, was arrested a week later and convicted of the crime, serving 12 years of a life sentence at notorious Angola prison before being exonerated when perjury, misconduct, and other flaws in the conviction were revealed. Amy Banks is the daughter of Professor Banks and was never notified that the case against her father’s killer had fallen apart. She has befriended Mr. Knapper. Series sponsor: UNC Department of Political Science. Organizer: Prof. Frank R. Baumgartner. Note: Parking available after 5pm in the Caldwell Hall Parking Lot adjacent to Hamilton Hall. All events are free, open to the public, and include audience Q&A.