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WALTER FORBES

WALTER FORBES

In 1983, Walter Forbes was sentenced to life in prison without parole for setting a fire that killed a man in Jackson, Michigan. He was exonerated in 2020, after the sole witness who implicated Forbes recanted her testimony and evidence showed the building's owner was the likely perpetrator.(Photo: Junfu Han/Detroit Free Press)
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JAYTHAN KENDRICK

JAYTHAN KENDRICK

In 1995, Jaythan Kendrick was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the robbery and murder of a woman in Queens, New York. He was exonerated in 2020 after an eyewitness recanted and the prosecution admitted failing to disclose evidence impeaching another witness. (Photo: New York Post)
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OLIN COONES

OLIN COONES

In 2009, Olin "Pete" Coones was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for murdering his late father's caretaker in Kansas City, Kansas. He was exonerated in 2020 based on evidence that a jailhouse informant had lied and the prosecution withheld evidence that the victim died by suicide. (Photo: The Kansas City Star)
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EMMANUELLE COOPER

EMMANUELLE COOPER

In 1993, Emmanuelle Cooper was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for a murder in Brooklyn, New York. He was exonerated in 2020 after witnesses recanted their identifications and the prosecution admitted evidence was not disclosed to the defense prior to trial. (Photo courtesy of Thomas Hoffman)
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