Create account

Coverage dated November 22, 2021 to November 23, 2021

After 40 years incarcerated, judge exonerates man wrongfully convicted of a 1978 triple murder

Headline from WHAS Louisville

Kevin Strickland walks free for the first time since 1979. He was imprisoned at age 18 and released at age 62, nearly 43 years of his life.

WHAS Louisville's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Kevin Strickland, wrongfully convicted of triple murder, freed after more than four decades in prison (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    A Missouri man who has spent more than four decades in prison for a triple murder will walk free after a judge exonerated him Tuesday.

  2. Newsweek

    Kevin Strickland, convicted of triple murder, exonerated after 40 years In prison (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Strickland, who was convicted in 1979, has long maintained he was home watching television on the night of the murders.

  3. Boston

    Will Kevin Strickland, imprisoned 43 years for murders he and others say he didn't commit, be exonerated? (opens Boston)

    Published

    Boston's feed description

    If he is exonerated, Strickland's 43 years behind bars would be the longest confirmed wrongful conviction in Missouri's history.

  4. WHAS Louisville

    After 40 years incarcerated, judge exonerates man wrongfully convicted of a 1978 triple murder (opens WHAS Louisville)

    Published

    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    Kevin Strickland walks free for the first time since 1979. He was imprisoned at age 18 and released at age 62, nearly 43 years of his life.

  5. CBS News

    Kevin Strickland exonerated in triple murder case after more than 40 years in prison (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A judge ordered that Strickland be immediately released.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    US: Black man exonerated after 43 years in prison | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Kevin Strickland has been released from prison 43 years after being wrongly convicted for murder. But he will not be given compensation for his decadeslong false imprisonment.

  7. The Guardian

    Kevin Strickland: Kansas City man freed after 42 years for wrongful conviction (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Strickland, 62, who was a teenager when he was accused of three murders, saw news of his release as he watched a TV soap opera

  8. The Week

    Kevin Strickland exonerated after 43 years in prison (opens The Week)

    Published

  9. KVUE

    After nearly 43 years incarcerated, judge exonerates man wrongfully convicted of a 1978 triple murder (opens KVUE)

    Published

    KVUE's feed description

    Kevin Strickland walks free for the first time since 1979. He was imprisoned at age 18 and released at age 62, nearly 43 years of his life.

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

After 40 years incarcerated, judge exonerates man wrongfully convicted of a 1978 triple murder | Since Then