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Wrongly Convicted Woman Who Spent Decades Behind Bars Officially Free After Missouri Stops Trying to Overturn Exoneration

The longest-incarcerated wrongly convicted woman in U.S. history is officially free after spending 43 years behind bars.

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Woman Wrongly Imprisoned For 43 Years Finally Freed

Sandra Hemme, longest-held wrongly incarcerated woman in the U.S., granted permanent freedom after legal battle.

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Freedom is permanent for Missourian described as the longest-held wrongly incarcerated woman in US

Years of legal wrangling have come to an end for a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that her attorneys argue was committed by a discredited police officer

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Missouri Court Overturns Murder Conviction After 43 Years

Missouri appellate court overturns Sandra Hemme's 43-year murder conviction due to police misconduct, highlighting challenges in addressing wrongful convic...

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America’s longest-held wrongly jailed woman is finally free

If follows a bizarre lengthy legal battle for Sandra Hemme

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Missouri man makes life-or-death effort to prove innocence before execution scheduled for next month

Testimony begins in a hearing with life-or-death implications for Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams

The Independent UK

Black leaders in St. Louis say politics and racism are keeping wrongly convicted man behind bars

Leaders of the Missouri NAACP and other organizations say politics and racism are behind the state attorney general’s effort to keep a wrongly convicted man locked up, more than a week after a judge overturned the murder conviction 34 years ago

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Who Is Sandra Hemme: US Woman Served More Than 40 Years In Prison For Murder She Didn't Commit

Sandra Hemme, wrongly convicted of murder, was freed after 43 years in prison, highlighting significant flaws in the US justice system.

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Missouri judges have overturned 2 murder convictions in recent weeks. Why did the AG fight freedom?

A man who was on the verge of walking out of prison this week after a judge found evidence of his “actual innocence” and overturned his murder conviction now faces a fresh legal hurdle

The Independent UK

Missouri Supreme Court Halts Release Of Overturned Murder Conviction

Missouri Supreme Court halts Christopher Dunn's release post-murder conviction overturn, showcasing legal complexities and challenges in seeking justice fo...

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Missouri Judge Orders Release Of Wrongfully Convicted Man

Missouri judge orders release of Christopher Dunn after 33 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, facing legal challenges.

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St. Louis prosecutor urges judge to take action freeing a man whose murder conviction was tossed

St. Louis' top prosecutor on Wednesday asked a judge to enforce his ruling ordering the release of a man whose murder conviction was overturned after 33 years in prison — but who remains behind bars at the urging of Missouri’s attorney general

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A man’s murder conviction was overturned after 33 years. The prison refused to release him

Christopher Dunn wasn’t released after his conviction was overturned

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Missouri judge overturns the murder conviction of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years

A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit

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Three courts agree that a woman deemed wrongfully convicted should be freed. She still isn't.

A circuit judge, an appellate court and the Missouri Supreme Court agree that a woman whose murder conviction was overturned should be free after 43 years in prison

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Missouri Woman's Murder Conviction Overturned After 43 Years

Missouri woman Sandra Hemme, wrongly convicted of murder, set for release after 43 years in prison. Case highlights justice system flaws.

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Missouri high court clears the way for a woman's release after 43 years in prison

The Missouri Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned to be freed after 43 years in prison

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Sandra Hemme to finally be freed from prison – after spending 43 years in jail for a murder she didn’t commit

The 64-year-old Missouri woman’s conviction was overturned last month, but has since gone through a legal rigmarole preventing her from being released

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Sandra Hemme spent 43 years in prison before her conviction was overturned. Why is she still behind bars?

Sandra Hemme has served more time in prison than any other wrongly incarcerated American woman, her lawyers say

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Missouri AG stops release of longest-serving wrongfully convicted woman who had been held in prison for 43 years

The state’s AG office are trying to keep her behind bars on unrelated charges

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Missouri Woman's Murder Conviction Overturned After 43 Years

Missouri woman released after 43 years in prison due to overturned murder conviction. Appellate court finds clear evidence of actual innocence and prosecut...

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Missouri Attorney General Seeks To Block Release Of Woman

Missouri AG seeks to block release of Sandra Hemme, imprisoned for 1980 murder. Controversy surrounds evidence and police officer's involvement.

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Woman To Be Freed From Prison After 43 Years Following Heartbreakingly “Coercive” Investigation

Not only was Sandra Hemme sentenced for a murder she did not commit, but officers failed to properly investigate a cop with sufficient evidence against him. The post Woman To Be Freed From Prison After 43 Years Following Heartbreakingly “Coercive” Investigation first appeared on Bored Panda.

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A woman may be freed after 43 years for a grisly murder. Was a police officer the real killer?

Sandra Hemme was a psychiatric patient when she incriminated herself in the death of library worker Patricia Jeschke

Evening Standard

Missouri woman cleared of murder after 43 years behind bars

Disgraced police officer Michael Holman, a suspect in the slaying of librarian Patricia Jeschke, died in 2015

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