Kevin Strickland spent four decades in a Missouri prison for a triple murder he did not commit. He was released this last week at age 62
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Kevin Strickland was freed on Tuesday at the age of 62. He had maintained his innocence since his arrest at 18.
It was the longest wrongful incarceration in state history, but under Missouri law he is not entitled to receive any financial compensation.
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The state of Missouri only compensates prisoners exonerated through DNA evidence, not because of eyewitness testimony, his lawyers said.
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No physical evidence ever linked him to the three deaths.
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A fourth victim - Cynthia Douglas, 20 - escaped with injuries after pretending to be dead. On a hunch from her sister's boyfriend, police arrested the teenage Mr Strickland and then reportedly pressured Ms Douglas to pick him out of a line-up.
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Luckily, his lawyers set up a GoFundMe page and within days, donations were up to 1.5 million dollars. I'm glad he is financially set now and very glad he was not put to death for is conviction.
Kevin Strickland: Fundraiser for exonerated Missouri man tops $1.5m
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