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Curtis Flowers dies at 56 after wrongful conviction
Curtis Flowers, wrongfully convicted of 1996 murders, dies at 56 after 23 years in prison.
The Boston Globe · 1m
Joe Sexton on Dana Chandler's Case
Investigative journalist Joe Sexton explores Dana Chandler's wrongful conviction and the citizen sleuths who helped overturn it.
Newsweek · 1m
Philly DA referred to DOJ over murder case scandal
A federal judge found evidence that Larry Krasner may have broken the law while protecting a top aide in a wrongful conviction case.
New York Post · 1m
Starved Rock killer's family seeks posthumous pardon
Nearly 66 years after his conviction, Chester Weger's family is fighting to clear his name through a rare posthumous clemency hearing.
Chicago Sun-Times · 3m
The TV Star Sentenced to 92 Years
A young catfish noodler's promising career ended with a brutal crime conviction he says he didn't commit. Then a prison guard delivered an unexpected message.
Slate Magazine · 3m
The Lucy Letby inquiry that missed the nurses' story
A massive investigation into a nurse convicted of murder ignored evidence that she might be innocent.
The New Yorker · 3m
A cold case, a true-crime show, and a woman on trial twice
Two amateur sleuths spent years and their family land trying to prove Kansas convicted the wrong person, and a Pulitzer-winning editor finally listened.
Rolling Stone · 3m