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Adnan Syed

Adnan Syed

Adnan Syed was sentenced to life in prison in 2000 for the murder of Hae Min Lee in Baltimore, Maryland. He was exonerated in 2022, in part based on the work of the podcasts Serial and Undisclosed in uncovering new evidence of his innocence.​(Photo: CNN)
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Thelonious Searcy

Thelonious Searcy

Thelonious Searcy was convicted of murder in 2005 and sentenced to life without parole. He was exonerated in 2022 after another man, a contract killer in prison for 11 murders, confessed to the crime.(Photo: The Detroit News) ​
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Jennifer Del Prete

Jennifer Del Prete

In 2005, Jennifer Del Prete was sentenced to 20 years in prison for shaking an infant and causing fatal injuries in Romeoville, Illinois. Del Prete was exonerated in 2022 based on medical evidence that the infant died of other unrelated causes.(Photo​: The Chicago Tribune)
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Kenny Phillips & Michael Sutton

Kenny Phillips & Michael Sutton

Michael Sutton and Kenny Phillips, of Cleveland, Ohio, were convicted in 1997 of attempted murder and other charges. They were acquitted at a retrial in 2022, after introducing evidence that discredited the testimony of the two police officers who were the state's key witnesses.​ (Photo: ​Ohio Office of the Public Defender)
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