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WILLIE SHAW

WILLIE SHAW

Willie Shaw pled guilty in 2016 to patient abuse and neglect in the death of an elderly woman at the North Carolina nursing home where he worked. He was exonerated in 2021 after a new review of the forensic evidence and video footage at the nursing home found the woman's death was more likely the result of natural causes. (Photo: Courtesy of Duke University Wrongful Convictions Clinic)
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WALEED ISHO

WALEED ISHO

In 1990, Waleed "Tony" Isho was sentenced to 8 to 20 years in prison for bombing a gas station in Detroit, Michigan. He was exonerated in 2020 based on evidence that witnesses falsely identified him.
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HERBERT ALFORD

HERBERT ALFORD

In 2017, Herbert Alford was convicted of murder in Lansing, Michigan. He was exonerated in 2020 by records showing he was renting a car at the Lansing airport at the time of the crime. (Photo: Nick King/Lansing State Journal)
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BERNARD HOWARD

BERNARD HOWARD

In 1995, Bernard Howard was sentenced to life in prison without parole for a triple murder in Detroit, Michigan. He was exonerated in 2020 based on evidence that his confession to the crime was false. (Photo: Junfu Han/Detroit Free Press)
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