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Coverage dated November 26, 2025

Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after conviction overturned in child

Headline from CBS News

Jimmie Duncan was released on bond in Louisiana after evidence used to convict him in the murder of his former girlfriend's daughter was discredited.

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after decades behind bars (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A court threw out the 1998 murder conviction of Jimmie Duncan in April after hearing expert testimony that the forensic evidence which put him behind bars was “not scientifically defensible.”

  2. CBS News

    Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after conviction overturned in child (opens CBS News)

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    Jimmie Duncan was released on bond in Louisiana after evidence used to convict him in the murder of his former girlfriend's daughter was discredited.

  3. New York Post

    Louisiana death row inmate freed after nearly 30 years as overturned conviction upends case (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Jimmie Duncan, now in his 60s, was sentenced to death in 1998 for the alleged rape and drowning of his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter, Haley Oliveaux — a case long clouded by disputed forensic testimony.

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