Surrounded by news cameras and supporters, Lamonte McIntyre
hugged his mother Friday for the first time as a free man in 23 years.
The 41-year-old Kansas native was wrongly convicted of a
double murder and finally set free after spending more than half of his life
behind bars. He was serving two life sentences.
The group Injustice Watch said McIntyre’s first words were:
“It’s nice outside.” McIntyre was originally convicted at the age of 17 on the
testimony of witnesses who later recanted.
Prosecutors presented no physical evidence or motive to tie
him to the 1994 murders. The original investigators of the daytime shooting
never issued search warrants nor discovered a link between McIntyre and the
victims, according to The Washington Post.
He was arrested after less than 20 minutes of interviews.
“The investigation was hasty and superficial,” said the Midwest Innocence Project,
which helped free McIntyre. McIntyre has always maintained his innocence.
His mother Rose McIntyre, who was present when he was
arrested decades ago, on Friday thanked “everybody who never gave up on my
son." There were many tears in the courtroom when the man was finally
freed.
Those witnesses will get theirs too!
Damn! One can only imagine the large population of innocent people languishing in prisons across the world.
Na die!..
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