2 h. ago Minnesota man freed after 27 years in prison for murder he did not commit

Bryan Hooper’s first-degree murder conviction vacated after woman confessed to 1998 killing of Ann PrazniakA Minnesota man wrongly convicted of murder who spent nearly three decades in prison after being falsely implicated by a woman who has since confessed to the crime has been released.State district court judge Marta Chou had vacated Bryan Hooper Sr’s first-degree murder conviction the day before. He was released on Thursday morning from Stillwater correctional facility, a Great North Innocence Project spokesperson said. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Man freed after nearly 3 decades in Minnesota prison after he's cleared of murder he did not commit

A man was released Thursday from a prison in Minnesota where he spent 27 years for a murder he did not commit

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6 d. ago Nursery teacher who drowned boyfriend's daughter sent chilling message before attack

A judge said of the murder charge that Amber Lee Hughes’ actions were "clearly premeditated".

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1 week ago A serial killer’s daughter was decapitated two decades ago. A jury found her husband not guilty for murder

Christopher Wolfenbarger was arrested in 2024 for the 1998 murder of Melissa Wolfenbarger — but was just cleared by a jury

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3 w. ago Minnesota prosecutor seeks to overturn man's 1998 murder conviction after a witness confesses

A Minnesota prosecutor is seeking the release of a man in prison for 27 years for murder after a key witness recanted her testimony and confessed to the crime

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3 w. ago ‘I live for a chance to leave Iraq’: how I survived torture and slavery at the hands of Islamic State

A decade on from being freed, a Yazidi woman tells how she endured being abducted by militants when she was aged nineMy childhood living in a village in northern Iraq near the city of Mosul was rich in happiness despite the lack of resources. I was fond of my school and friends and enjoyed a warm family life filled with laughter. That all vanished when Islamic State forces invaded our area.When we heard of their approach [IS took control of large areas of northern Iraq and its second biggest city, Mosul, in 2014], we tried to escape but were surrounded by five IS vehicles. The men were separated and they took my father and one of my cousins and shot them in front of us. Continue reading...

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