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NYC man who spent 27 years behind bars for ex-cop’s slay is exonerated thanks to DNA: ‘Lucky to be free’ 
A 48-year-old Manhattan man who spent more than half his life behind bars for the shooting death of a retired NYPD detective was freed Monday after he was cleared by new DNA evidence.
‘Sing Sing’ Actor JJ Velazquez Sees Murder Conviction Vacated After 23 Years in Prison
Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez, who recently appeared in the movie Sing Sing, had his conviction overturned Monday, after being wrongfully imprisoned for murder for decades.
Woman, 28, Receives Long Prison Sentence for Gruesome Upper East Side Murder
A 28-year-old woman will spend decades in prison after admitting to the gruesome murder of a 64-year-old antiques dealer whose body was discovered by a friend inside his Upper East Side apartment with his throat slit more than four years ago.
Oklahoma resident sentenced after admitting to fatal Upper East Side stabbing
A 28-year-old Oklahoma resident was sentenced to 22 years to life in New York state prison for fatally stabbing a man in an Upper East Side apartment in 2020, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said on Thursday.
Man in Port Authority Stabbing Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder
A man who stabbed a 65-year-old carpenter nine times in the back and neck in an unprovoked attack in the Port Authority in April has pleaded guilty to attempted murder charges.
Man in Port Authority Stabbing Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder
A man who stabbed a 65-year-old carpenter nine times in the back and neck in an unprovoked attack in the Port Authority in April has pleaded guilty to attempted murder charges.
Manhattan District Attorney's Office