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Minnesota prosecutor seeks to overturn man’s 1998 murder conviction after a witness confesses

A Minnesota prosecutor is seeking the release of a man in prison for 27 years for murder after a key witness recanted her ...
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Handwritten confession in 1998 murder speeds request to vacate man’s conviction

A judge sentenced Brian Hooper Sr. to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years for the killing of Ann ...
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Minnesota to seek man’s release after recantation

A Minnesota prosecutor said Tuesday she will seek the release of a man imprisoned 27 years for murder after a key witness has ...

Surprise confession could free man after 27 years in prison

The Hennepin County Attorney and the Great North Innocence Project will file a petition to vacate Bryan Hooper’s 1998 murder ...
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27 Years Later, Hennepin County Moves to Overturn Murder Case

Moriarty announced yesterday that her office will join a petition submitted by the Great North Innocence Project on behalf of Bryan Hooper. The petition asks the court to vacate his 1998 first-degree ...

Key witness confesses to woman’s 1998 murder for which Minnesota man is serving life in prison

The conviction and life prison sentence of a man for the vicious murder of an elderly woman in her Minneapolis apartment ...