Manfred Genditzki was exonerated in Germany after spending 13 years behind bars A German man who was recently exonerated after spending 13 years in prison for a crime he did not commit has been presented with a €100,000 ($104,000) bill for his incarceration expenses, sparking widespread condemnation. In 2010, Manfred Genditzki, a caretaker, was convicted of murdering an elderly woman in Rottach-Egern, Bavaria. He was accused of drowning the woman in her bathtub following an alleged dispute.