It took two trials for Strickland to be wrongfully convicted in an April 1978 triple murder. The first ended in a hung jury. In a second trial, the all-white jury convicted him.
Kevin Strickland was released after 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. The state of Missouri does not pay restitution for wrongfully imprisoned people. A GoFundMe page was set up and raised over one million dollars for Strickland in a day.
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