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Illinois Innocence Project will give classes to all future Illinois officers
Missouri man spent almost three decades in prison for a murder he didn't commit before he was finally released.
Lamar Johnson was convicted of Markus Boyd's murder in 1995. He always insisted he was innocent, but it would take almost three decades for a court to agree.
Lamar Johnson spent 28 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit. Two months after his release, he was there to celebrate his youngest daughter's wedding day.
Lamar Johnson and Ginny Schrappen struck up a fast friendship and corresponded constantly for decades.