Stephan Cowans
Posted By The Editors | February 2nd, 2010 | Category: Exoneree of the Week | Comments Off
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Feb 2 – Six years ago this week, Stephan Cowans was exonerated in Massachusetts after serving more than five years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He was convicted based in part on a faulty fingerprint identification. Sadly, he died in 2007 after just three years free.
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