Black Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Rape Exonerated By DNA Evidence 47 Years Later

Black Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Rape Exonerated By DNA Evidence 47 Years Later

Essence Magazine:

By Melissa Noel ·Updated September 8, 2023

A New York man was officially exonerated on Tuesday, 47 years after he was found guilty of rape in 1976— the longest-standing wrongful conviction to be overturned based on new DNA evidence in U.S. history, according to the

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