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A former death row inmate was released following the dismissal of murder charges in two 1998 killings that he blamed on his brother.
Irfan Khan / Getty imagesAfter 20 years behind bars, an inmate in Pennsylvania has been released from Death Row. Prosecutors dropped charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy and burglary for Noel Montalvo, who was convicted in 1998 with his older brother for the double murder of his brother’s 44-year-old ex-girlfriend and 37-year-old Manual Ramirez Santana. Instead, Montalvo was charged with evidence tampering. Though DNA evidence showed that Montalvo’s brother was associated with the killings
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YORK, Pa. — A man formerly on death row has been released from prison following dismissal of murder charges in a double slaying a quarter-century ago that he blamed on his brother, who died in prison while appealing his own death sentence in the case. Noel Montalvo, who turned 59
Noel Montalvo, who turned 59 Tuesday, was freed Monday night after York County prosecutors dismissed charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy and burglary shortly before a retrial was to begin.