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    DNA disproves evidence used to convict two in 1986 Chicago murder, lawyers say

    By Emily Hoerner and Jeanne Kuang | December 22, 2017

    Recent DNA testing supports the contention of inmates Curtis Croft and Demetrius Henderson that they have spent years in prison for a rape and murder they did not commit, a newly-filed petition states.

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