JJ Velazquez exonerated: ‘Sing Sing' actor cleared of wrongful conviction in NYPD murder
After serving nearly 24 years in prison before being granted clemency and starring in last year’s movie “ Sing Sing,” Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez has officially been exonerated of a murder prosecutors now say he didn’t commit.
Wednesday marked the 11th annual International Wrongful Conviction Day, an awareness effort spearheaded by the Innocence ...
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According to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg's office, two individuals committed a robbery of a gambling parlor on ...
Jon-Adrian Velazquez was was cleared of a 1998 murder conviction that landed him in prison for 23 years, seven months, and eight days.
Dan Slepian and JJ Velazquez joined Kristen Welker for a “Meet the Moment” conversation to detail their 20+ year effort to ...
In 1998, Velazquez was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison despite not matching the suspect’s description. At the time, ...
A man who spent more than two decades behind bars for a murder he didn't commit is officially a free man. Jon-Adrian ...
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