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Forensics used in prosecutions can be ‘junk science’: Innocence Project lawyer

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks to Chris Fabricant about his new book, “Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System,” on how forensic techniques used…

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Prosecutors call for innocent man’s release, but existing law prevents it

Kevin Strickland, imprisoned for 43 years for a crime the admitted killers and the key witness say he didn’t commit, has maintained his innocence since…

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Missouri prosecutors argue for Kevin Strickland’s exoneration under new law

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Tricia Rojo Bushnell, executive director of The Midwest Innocence Project, on the fight to overturn the murder conviction of…

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Darlie Routier: The story of a woman convicted of murder after two sons’ killing [NIGHTLINE]

WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF 20/20: https://bit.ly/309EnBP In 1996, she said a man attacked her and fatally stabbed her two sons in their home but…

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More than 1.5M sign petition to stop Rodney Reed’s execution l ABC News

He was convicted of the murder of 19-year-old Stacy Stites and has maintained his innocence. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2K16vAr Rodney Reed has spent the last 21…

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Death row inmate Rodney Reed maintains innocence ahead of execution date l ABC News

Protesters and celebrities have called for justice for the 51-year-old charged with the murder of Stacey Stites. #ABCNews #RodneyReed source

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Amy Klobuchar faces scrutiny over handling of Myon Burrell case l ABC News

ABC’s Linsey Davis speaks with Burrell, who is serving a life sentence for the 2002 death of 11-year-old Tyesha Edwards. Burrell has maintained his innocence….

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Man who claimed innocence for police shooting executed in Alabama

Nathaniel Woods’ execution puts a unique Alabama law at the center of the death penalty debate. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST & 9EST…

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Florida man free after 37-year wrongful imprisonment

He was wrongly convicted of raping and murdering a teenager in 1983, but newly discovered DNA revealed his innocence. ABC’s Megan Tevrizian reports. source

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