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Jerry Gillespie

Jerry Gillespie

In 1994, Jerry Gillespie was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he falsely confessed to a murder in Chicago, Illinois. He was exonerated in 2024 based on evidence that police beat him into confessing and the real killers admitted their involvement in the crime. ​
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Stephen Patterson

Stephen Patterson

In 2007, Stephen Patterson was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for a murder in Los Angeles, California. He was exonerated in 2024 based on evidence that identified the suspected real gunmen and evidence that he was home at the time of the crime. Patterson is p​ictured with family. (Photo: Fox 11 News)
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Frank Drew

Frank Drew

In 1999, Frank Drew was sentenced to 60 years in prison for a murder in Evanston, Illinois when he was 16 years old. He was granted a new trial and the case was dismissed in 2024 after two witnesses admitted they had falsely accused him of being the gunman. ​(Drew [center] with family and his legal team. Photo: Exoneration Project)
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Charles Rice

Charles Rice

Charles "C.J." Rice was convicted in 2013 of attempted murder and related charges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was exonerated in 2024, after a federal judge found that his trial attorney was ineffective. (Photo: CNN)​
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