For me it's Dr. Edland, the hero (and a victim of) of the Attica Riots.
https://www.democratandchronic...and-victim/89963672/
Basically cops went in heavy handed and shots a bunch of people during the Attica riots, including some staff members. Police tried to cover it up claiming that the prisoners did it but the medical examiner, Dr. Edland, uncovered the truth and refused to change his story. He was intimidated and vilified by the corrupt police department but stuck to his guns and the truth came out and it did prompt some critical looks and reforms within law enforcement.
However he ended up suffering continual harassment by police ever since. Police continually questioned friends and family trying to uncover dirt on him to the point that they used code words with one another to know if their phone calls were being coerced or not.
He ended up moving to Tennessee to escape but switched from working state cases to only being a defense witness:
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He told the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in 1981, “I’m no longer interested in the state’s case because it seems they have so much power and the poor little guy on the other end who, though he may be guilty, ultimately has not much going for him.”
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