Exonerated

Italy opens new slander trial against Amanda Knox. She was exonerated 9 years ago in friend’s murder

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FLORENCE, Italy — Amanda Knox was back on trial for slander Wednesday for wrongly accusing a Congolese man of murdering her roommate while the young women were exchange students in Italy. Knox herself was convicted of the slaying before being exonerated in a case that grabbed the global spotlight. Knox was a 20-year-old student with … Read more

Exonerated Broward man imprisoned for 16 years killed by Georgia deputy

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An exonerated man who spent 16 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted of a violent crime in Broward County was shot and killed by a Georgia deputy during a traffic stop Monday morning, authorities said. Leonard Allan Cure, 53, was the first person to be exonerated by the Conviction Review Unit of the Broward … Read more