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    A Broken System

    For 23 years, Lamonte McIntyre has been locked in a Kansas prison, insisting he had nothing do with the double murder of two men as they sat in a parked car in Kansas City, Kansas. In October 2017, he won his freedom.

    A Broken System

    Prosecutor of Lamonte McIntyre threatened witness in another case

    By Rick Tulsky | December 7, 2017

    A federal judge in Kansas this week issued a harshly worded order finding federal prosecutor Terra Morehead improperly withheld evidence and, during trial, threatened a witness with perjury charges if the witness testified for the defense in a drug case.

    A Broken System

    Wrongful conviction overturned, but Kansas man faces many hurdles

    By Rick Tulsky | October 23, 2017

    Lamonte McIntyre won his freedom after 23 years, locked up for a crime despite significant evidence he was innocent. Winning his freedom, it turns out, was only one in a series of struggles he faces with the State of Kansas.

    A Broken System

    Lamonte McIntyre freed from prison, 23 years after questionable conviction

    By Rick Tulsky | October 13, 2017

    Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree dropped the charges against McIntyre on Friday afternoon in the middle of a hearing to win McIntyre a new trial.

    A Broken System

    “The dirtiest cop I’ve ever encountered”

    By Rick Tulsky | October 13, 2017

    The hearing that Lamonte McIntyre has awaited for 23 years started and ended the same way: With relatives of two victims taking the stand to insist that the wrong man had been convicted for the murder of their loved ones.

    A Broken System

    Officials fail to act on troubling evidence, while McIntyre waits in prison

    By Rick Tulsky | October 11, 2017

    Lamonte McIntyre has sat in custody for decades, even as allegations of injustice swirled. A retired FBI agent and former police officers say more could have been done. McIntyre’s attorney wants to know: Will it be now?

    A Broken System

    Thin evidence in murder case, as legal protections fail

    By Rick Tulsky | October 10, 2017

    Accusations of withheld evidence, undisclosed romance, and inadequate lawyering all compound the alleged errors that led to conviction of Kansas City, Kansas man for 1994 double homicide.

    A Broken System

    Convicted 23 years ago, Kansas prisoner’s case exposes deeply flawed justice

    By Rick Tulsky | October 9, 2017

    For 23 years, Lamonte McIntyre has been locked in a Kansas prison, insisting he had nothing do with the double murder of two men as they sat in a parked car in Kansas City, Kansas. A hearing this week on his case is expected to not only undercut evidence against him, but expose a flawed criminal justice system.

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    Unrequited Innocence

    One has already been executed. Others remain on death row. Some remain locked up but are no longer on death row. And some were released from prison, but still have convictions on their record.

    They all have one thing in common: None of them has been declared innocent, no matter how strongly the evidence points in that direction.

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    Why do defendants plead guilty to crimes they didn't commit? A national team of journalists investigates.

    Injustice Watch is partnering with other news organizations to examine why innocent people plead guilty to crimes they did not commit. If this has happened to you before, help us investigate by filling out our form.

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    This story is the twenty-fourth in a series, Unrequited Innocence, that looks at cases where people were sentenced to die and have not been exonerated despite significant evidence of innocence.

    Kimber Edwards: Accused of involvement by actual killer, who later recanted

    This story is the twenty-third in a series, Unrequited Innocence, that looks at cases where people were sentenced to die and have not been exonerated despite significant evidence of innocence.

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