Today’s story is about how a young man was murdered and how his killer was supposedly brought to justice. But over the years, it would turn out that everyone got it wrong and that authorities put the wrong man in prison. It’s the story of Lamar Johnson.

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Sources:

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/lamar-johnsons-28-year-fight-for-freedom/5/

https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6547

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lamar-johnson-marcus-boyd-murder-missouri-exonerated-48-hours/

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/judge-frees-lamar-johnson-after-28-years-in-prison-original-murder-case-was-suspect-at/article_7dbf605e-d341-5062-95cd-1071af6cdf14.html

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