After 27 Years in Prison, Missouri Man's Murder Conviction Is Vacated
Lamar Johnson, 49, said he was “elated” to walk free this week after a lengthy legal process. He likely won’t be compensated.
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Lamar Johnson, 49, said he was “elated” to walk free this week after a lengthy legal process. He likely won’t be compensated.
Hundreds of people facing long prison sentences are being spirited out of the country by groups that arrange daring escapes, with one trip using six different cars over more than 4,000 miles.
Six months after the arrest of a college student caused an uproar in the Newton community and spurred furious online discussions, the police department is now being sued.
The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office will review cases involving the five officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols and could look back at hundreds of others involving its now-disbanded Scorpion unit.
In a coda to the wrongful-conviction podcast “Bone Valley,” Judge Scott Cupp says he’ll step down to spring a man serving a life sentence for murder.