Clemency probe fails to exonerate Kevin Cooper in quadruple Chino Hills murders
An independent analysis of DNA revealed that evidence of Kevin Cooper's guilt is "extensive and conclusive."
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An independent analysis of DNA revealed that evidence of Kevin Cooper's guilt is "extensive and conclusive."
Time has already taken its toll on the information available for investigators to sift through.
Cooper has served over 35 years on death row at San Quentin State Prison for the crimes. “Mr. Cooper maintains that he is innocent of the crimes of which he was convicted and contends that the evidence introduced at trial against him was manufactured, mishandled, planted, tampered with, or otherwise tainted by law enforcement,” said Newsom in executive order N-06-21, which he signed on May 28.
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