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James Reyos

James Reyos

In 1983, James Reyos was sentenced to 38 years in prison for the murder of a Catholic priest in Odessa, Texas. He was exonerated in 2023 based on fingerprint evidence connecting three other men to the crime. (Photo: Christopher Lee - Texas Monthly)​
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David Sparks

David Sparks

In 2008, David Sparks was convicted of murder in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. He was exonerated in 2023, after two witnesses recanted and the state disclosed evidence not given to his trial attorney that pointed to another man as the likely shooter.(Photo: Pennsylvania Innocence Project)​
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Curtis Kingwood

Curtis Kingwood

In 2014, Curtis Kingwood was sentenced to life in prison without parole for a murder in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was exonerated in 2023 based on the disclosure that one of the detectives, Philip Nordo, had engaged in misconduct by sexually soliciting suspects during interrogation and another detective falsely testified that Nordo took no part in the interrogation. (Photo: supplied by legal team)​
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Nicholas Escamilla

Nicholas Escamilla

In 1994, Nicholas Escamilla was sentenced to 29 years in prison for a murder in Chicago, Illinois. He was exonerated in 2023 based on evidence that he falsely confessed after he was physically abused by Chicago police detectives. ​(Nicholas Escamilla and his mother, Bertha Escamilla)
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