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    1976 Chicago murder

    The Long Wait

    For sixth time, Illinois board rejects parole for man convicted of 1976 murders

    By Emily Hoerner and Jeanne Kuang | November 16, 2017

    Larry Kurina was once paroled for the double murder he committed in 1976, while a minor. But since his parole was violated in 1976 following an arrest for possessing stolen tools, the Illinois Prison Review Board has denied Kurina a second chance. Thursday the outcome was no different.

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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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