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Missouri Woman Declared Innocent After 43 Years in Prison

Sandra Hemme's conviction overturned by judge, but prosecutors seek to delay her release.

  • Judge ruled Sandra Hemme's innocence in the 1980 murder of Patricia Jeschke as 'clear and convincing.'
  • Hemme's conviction was based on unreliable confessions made under heavy medication during a psychiatric stay.
  • New evidence implicates a former police officer, Michael Holman, in the crime.
  • Prosecutors are appealing the decision and argue that Hemme remains a danger.
  • Hemme is considered the longest-known wrongly incarcerated woman in U.S. history.
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