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Innocent Florida inmate to be released after 37 years

by Associated Press
| August 27, 2020 8:03 AM

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who has spent the last 37 years in prison on a rape and murder charge was ordered released Thursday, after officials discovered new evidence that proved his innocence.

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