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Judge Grants Innocence Certificate in 1957 Illinois Killing
Judge Grants Innocence Certificate in 1957 Illinois Killing
Judge Grants Innocence Certificate in 1957 Illinois Killing
SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois judge has granted a certificate of innocence to a Washington state man who was wrongly convicted in 2012 of the 1957 kidnapping and killing of a 7-year-old girl. The DeKalb County judge formally declared 77-year-old Jack McCullough innocent during a Wednesday court hearing...
Illinois Judge to Consider Dismissal of 1957 Murder Case
Illinois Judge to Consider Dismissal of 1957 Murder Case
Illinois Judge to Consider Dismissal of 1957 Murder Case
SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) — A judge will consider a motion to permanently dismiss the case against a 73-year-old man who prosecutors say was wrongly convicted in the 1957 killing of a 7-year-old Illinois girl. A DeKalb County Circuit judge could also weigh a request by the victim's brother to have a special prosecutor appointed to the case at the hearing Friday...