Reyos one step closer to closer to exoneration
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Those in the office that prosecuted him in 1983 agree James Reyos did not murder a priest. His case is back before a district court judge.
Reyos is accused in the murder of Father Patrick Ryan in Odessa in 1981. He has maintained his innocence and the case has been covered by Crime Junkies.
The gay Apache Native was convicted of the murder of an Irish priest in Odessa, despite a rock-solid alibi. New evidence could exonerate him.