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One Exoneree Finds Purpose in Advocacy, Closure in ID of Perpnew

Ken Wyniemko spent nearly a decade behind bars for a rape. His most pressing concern was surviving. His second was proving his innocence. He succeeded at both.
Metro Times  |  Sandra Svoboda  |  07-08-2008  |  Crime & Justice

DNA Points to Perp in Rape for Which Wrong Man Did Timenew

Five years ago, Ken Wyniemko was released from the Michigan prison system, exonerated after a decade behind bars for a rape that DNA evidence concluded he did not commit. On Wednesday, police confirmed that a match has been made to the DNA collected at the scene of the 1994 Macomb County rape for which Wyniemko was arrested, convicted and incarcerated.
Metro Times  |  Sandra Svoboda  |  07-01-2008  |  Crime & Justice

Outlook is Bleak for Man Who Claims He Was Falsely Convictednew

Things aren't looking too good for Fredrick Freeman, who is serving a life sentence for the 1986 murder of Scott Macklem in Port Huron. He's exhausted his state appeals and now has filed a habeas petition in U.S. District Court in Detroit. That case is still pending.
Metro Times  |  Staff  |  07-01-2008  |  Crime & Justice

Were DeShawn and Marvin Reed Wrongfully Convicted?new

A paralyzed shooting victim first identified the two accused assailants now in prison in the blink of an eye. Now he's having second thoughts.
Metro Times  |  Sandra Svoboda  |  06-10-2008  |  Crime & Justice

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