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Lamar Johnson: Missouri man freed 28 years after wrongful murder conviction

Headline from Fox10 Phoenix, on the newest of 2 developments

Lamar Johnson was convicted of murder for the 1994 fatal shooting of a man, allegedly over drug money. Johnson always maintained his innocence.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Judge vacates conviction of man imprisoned nearly 3 decades

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

  2. Newest

    Lamar Johnson: Missouri man freed 28 years after wrongful murder conviction

    Headline from Fox10 Phoenix ·

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  1. KOB 4

    Judge vacates conviction of man imprisoned nearly 3 decades (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of a 50-year-old man who has served nearly 28 years of a life prison sentence for a killing that he says he didn’t commit. Lamar Johnson closed his eyes and shook his head slightly when Circuit Judge David Mason issued his ruling Tuesday.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    'Today the Courts Righted a Wrong': Judge Vacates Conviction of Man Imprisoned Nearly 3 Decades (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of a 50-year-old man who has served nearly 28 years of a life prison sentence for a killing that he says he didn’t commit.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Missouri judge cites 'actual innocence' in overturning conviction of man imprisoned nearly 30 years (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of a 50-year-old man who has served nearly 28 years of a life prison sentence for a killing that he says he didn't commit.

  4. Fox10 Phoenix

    Lamar Johnson: Missouri man freed 28 years after wrongful murder conviction (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Lamar Johnson was convicted of murder for the 1994 fatal shooting of a man, allegedly over drug money. Johnson always maintained his innocence.

  5. WMUR

    Missouri man who served 27 years in prison is freed as judge vacates his murder conviction (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A Missouri man who has been serving a life sentence for nearly three decades was set free after a judge ruled he is innocent and vacated his murder conviction.

  6. The Guardian

    Missouri man freed as murder conviction overturned after three decades (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Lamar Johnson, sentenced to life for the killing, was released after judge found ‘reliable evidence of actual innocence’

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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