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Freedom Day for a Wrongfully Convicted Man
It was the day Rafael Madrigal had been waiting for nearly 10 years – his release from prison for a murder he had nothing to do with. The nightmare put him in prison and kept him away from his wife and children for so many years was about to end. A tape recording was the evidence that helped free him. This how “freedom day” played out.
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