Article 5S9PH Kevin Strickland: Kansas City man freed after 42 years for wrongful conviction

Kevin Strickland: Kansas City man freed after 42 years for wrongful conviction

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Strickland, 62, who was a teenager when he was accused of three murders, saw news of his release as he watched a TV soap opera

A Kansas City man who was jailed for more than 40 years for three murders was released from prison on Tuesday after a judge ruled that he was wrongfully convicted in 1979.

Kevin Strickland, 62, has always maintained that he was home watching television and had nothing to do with the killings, which happened when he was 18 years old.

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