Jury awards $1M to man wrongly convicted of woman’s killing
A jury has handed down a $1 million verdict to a man wrongfully convicted in a 1998 killing who sued the city of Milwaukee.
Exonerated man to get $25K from state (UPDATE)
The state will pay $25,000 to a Milwaukee man who was wrongly convicted of a homicide that was later linked to a serial killer.
Board hears claims for overturned convictions
The Wisconsin Claims Board is considering claims from four people who were sentenced to time behind bars before their convictions were overturned.
Man wrongly convicted of murder sues city, police (UPDATE)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A second man who was wrongly convicted of a murder that was later linked to a serial killer has sued the city of Milwaukee and its police department, saying detectives framed him. William Avery, 39, was released from prison last year after DNA from the murder of Maryetta Griffin was connected to […]
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