Bodycam video released in fatal police shooting of exonerated man in Georgia Thursday, October 19 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Camden County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office on Wednesday released the dashboard camera and body camera footage of the fatal police shooting of 53-year-old Leonard Allan Cure. Cure was wrongfully convicted of armed robbery in 2003 and was exonerated in 2020 after... Read More.
Yusef Salaam, of exonerated ‘Central Park Five,’ leading New York City primary Wednesday, June 28 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated "Central Park Five," appears to be leading the New York City Council primary race for the 9th District in Harlem, according to the New York Times election results tracker.Salaam has captured 50.7% of the vote... Read More.
‘Karma’: Trump’s indictment prompts reaction from Central Park ‘Exonerated Five’ Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Donald Trump called for the return of the death penalty in a series of ads in 1989 amid the case of the "Central Park Five" – five Black and brown boys wrongfully accused of rape and assault in New York City.More than... Read More.
Man serving 400-year prison sentence exonerated after new probe finds wrongful conviction Tuesday, March 14 by ABC News(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) -- A man who has served more than 34 years of a 400-year prison sentence has been released after the state of Florida reinvestigated the case and determined he did not commit armed robbery.“I can’t put it into words,” said Sidney Holmes,... Read More.
Central Park entrance renamed ‘Gate of the Exonerated’ for the ‘Exonerated Five’ Monday, December 19 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A Central Park entrance was renamed the "Gate of the Exonerated" on Monday in honor of the "Exonerated Five": the five men wrongfully convicted in the 1989 rape of a Central Park jogger.One of the "Exonerated Five," Raymond Santana, said in... Read More.
Men exonerated in killing of Malcolm X to receive $36 million settlement after suing New York Monday, October 31 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Two men who were exonerated in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X will receive a $36 million settlement after lawsuits were filed on their behalf against both the city and the state of New York last year.New York City agreed to... Read More.
Sixth teen who pleaded guilty in Central Park jogger exonerated Monday, July 25 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The sixth teenager in the 1989 Central Park jogger case had his conviction overturned by a New York judge on Monday.While the famous "Central Park 5" juveniles went to trial, a sixth teen, Steven Lopez, pleaded guilty to avoid the rape... Read More.
Sixth teen who pleaded guilty in Central Park jogger case to be exonerated Monday, July 25 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The sixth teenager in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, who pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, will be exonerated on Monday.While the famous "Central Park 5" juveniles went to trial, a sixth teen, Steven Lopez, pleaded guilty to avoid the... Read More.
Joaquin Ciria exonerated after 32 years in prison for wrongful murder conviction Tuesday, April 19 by ABC News(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A man who has spent 32 years in prison for being wrongly convicted of murder was exonerated by San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Monday.Joaquin Ciria was arrested in 1990 and convicted of shooting and killing his friend, Felix Bastarrica,... Read More.
Man exonerated in killing of Malcolm X files civil claim seeking millions Tuesday, December 14 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Muhammad Aziz, one of two men exonerated last month in the killing of Malcom X, filed a civil claim Tuesday against New York state, seeking $20 million in damages.Aziz cited "more than 55 years living with the hardship and indignity attendant... Read More.
