Kevin Bernard Strickland was born on June 7,1959 and is an American man who was wrongfully convicted by an all-white jury in 1979 of killing three people in Kansas City, Missouri.
11 Facts About Kevin Strickland
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Two black men who pled guilty to the murders have said Kevin Strickland was not involved, and a fingerprint from the shotgun used in the murders belonged to someone else.
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Kevin Strickland attempted several times to recant her testimony before her death in 2015.
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Kevin Strickland was exonerated after more than 42 years in prison, "making his case the longest confirmed wrongful-conviction case in Missouri's history".
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Kevin Strickland, who was then 18 years old, said at the time he was watching television and talking on the phone, and that the next morning police began accusing him of the murders.
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Later, when police arrested Kevin Strickland, she picked out him in a police lineup.
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Kevin Strickland was convicted in 1979, one year after being arrested, and sentenced to life imprisonment without the chance of parole for 50 years.
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Kevin Strickland tried to appeal in 1980, but it was dismissed by Supreme Court of Missouri.
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Kevin Strickland was the subject of an investigation by The Kansas City Star in September 2020, which prompted prosecutors to review the case.
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Former prosecutors in Kevin Strickland's case have said they think he is innocent as well, as have federal prosecutors for the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
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Kevin Strickland was born on June 7,1959, and is the father of one daughter.