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Leon Benson

Leon Benson

In 1999, Leon Benson was sentenced to 60 years in prison for a murder in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was exonerated in 2023 by evidence pointing to another man which the police had failed to disclose. (Photo: USF / Benson, center, with Assistant Professor Charlie Nelson Keever, left, and Professor Lara Bazelon.)​
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Christopher Goodwin

Christopher Goodwin

Christopher Goodwin, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was convicted of murder in 2013. He was exonerated in 2023, after the arrest of an officer involved in his case gave credence to the claim of an eyewitness that he was coerced into making a false statement against Goodwin. ​(Photo: Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Sidney Holmes

Sidney Holmes

In 1989, Sidney Holmes was sentenced to 400 years in prison after he was convicted of robbery in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was exonerated in 2023 based on evidence suggesting he was the victim of a mistaken witness identification. (Photo: South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sidney Holmes hugs his mother and his aunt as he leaves jail in Florida's Broward County on Monday)​
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Andrew Krivak

Andrew Krivak

In 1997, Andrew Krivak was convicted of murder and rape and sentenced to 25 years to life in Putnam County, New York. He was granted a new trial based on evidence pointing to another man as the real criminal, and was acquitted at a retrial in 2023.(Photo: The Highlands Current, Andrew Krivak (right) with fellow exoneree, Anthony DiPippo)​
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