02-08-2024 14:00 via chicagodefender.com

Black Man Who Spent Over 30 Years In Jail For Murder He Didn’t Commit Freed

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A Missouri man has been freed after spending over 30 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, per NBC News.
52-year-old Christopher Dunn was just 18 when he was falsely accused of fatally shooting Ricco Rogers in May 1990. Dunn was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
As there was no physical evidence connecting Dunn to the crime, his conviction was largely based on testimony from two witnesses, ages 12
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