Roland Agret was born on August 2, 1942 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France. He died on September 18, 2016 in Vernoux-en-Vivarais, Ardèche. France.
Falsely condemned for a murder in 1970, it took him fifteen years of hard work to be declared innocent. He wrote many books on French justice and helped others be acquitted.