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www.nytimes.com
4 months ago
New York City

A Four-Decade Fight to Clear Their Names of Murder Ends in Exoneration

Two men have had their convictions overturned after spending decades in prison for a New Year's Day attack in 1987.
A new investigation and the discovery of new evidence led to the decision to vacate the men's convictions. [ more ]
time.com
6 months ago
Social justice

Once Labeled Australia's Worst Female Serial Killer, Mother's Murder Convictions Overturned

Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for the deaths of her children have been overturned due to new scientific evidence.
Folbigg's four children died between 1989 and 1999, and she was previously convicted based on her husband's accusations and her own guilt expressed in diary entries. [ more ]
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