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Man Jailed 42 Years For Triple-Murder Is Innocent; Prosecutor Wants Him Released


Man Jailed 42 Years For Triple-Murder Is Innocent; Prosecutor Wants Him Released
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The Jackson County office that prosecuted a now-61-year-old Missouri man in 1979 is calling for his release
A review of Kevin Strickland s case found he was wrongfully convicted on the account of an unreliable lone witness
The witness recanted her claims after Strickland s trial and tried to free him until her death
State prosecutors called for the release of a Kansas City, Missouri man who has served over 42 years in prison, saying he was wrongfully convicted, authorities announced Monday.
An amicus brief was filed with the Missouri Supreme Court Monday to support a petition seeking for the release of 61-year-old Kevin Strickland, Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said in a statement. ....

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Mo. Man Jailed 42 Years After 1978 Triple-Murder Is Innocent, Prosecutor Says


Mo. Man Jailed 42 Years After 1978 Triple-Murder Is Innocent, Prosecutor Says
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Courtesy Midwest Innocence Project Kevin Strickland
A Missouri man who has served more than 42 years in prison for a triple-murder should be set free because the evidence used to convict him doesn t add up, says the prosecutor whose office put the man behind bars.
All those who have reviewed the evidence in recent months agree Kevin Strickland deserves to be exonerated, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said in a statement released Monday. This is a profound error we must correct now.
Strickland was 18 in 1978 when the sole surviving witness of an attack in a Kansas City home that killed three others Sherrie Black, John Walker, and Larry Ingram identified him as a participant in the shooting. The witness, Cynthia Douglas, was shot in the leg and said she survived by playing dead. ....

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