Man wrongly convicted for killing his married lover walks free from prison after 20 years
A 60-year-old man, Horace Roberts, who was wrongly imprisoned for murdering his married lover walked free from prison after nearly 20 years, last week. He was exonerated after DNA linked the victim's husband and nephew to the murder.
Roberts was declared innocent earlier this month and walked free from the Avenal State Prison in California, where he was held since 1999, according to the Daily Mail. He had been wrongly accused of strangling and killing his co-worker and lover Terry Cheek and dumping her body by a lake near Interstate 15 in Riverside County in 1998, reports stated.
#BREAKING @CA_Innocence client Horace Roberts EXONERATED! Roberts spent more than 20 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Press conference happening now, as DA announces new arrests have been made.
— Mike Semanchik (@MSemanchik) October 15, 2018
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