$28m settlement awarded to wrongfully convicted man who has since died

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$28m settlement awarded to wrongfully convicted man who has since died

A deceased man who spent over two decades in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of murder has been awarded a record-breaking $28 million settlement by the City of Newport, Kentucky. According to WCPO, the settlement was finalized after William Virgil filed a wrongful conviction lawsuit against the city and police in 2016. Though his...

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