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Ford Heights man Jimerson freed after 12 years in prison
Verneal Jimerson, 42, walkes free after Judge Sheila Murphy dismisses the 1978 murders case citing due process failures and DNA evidence excluding all four convicted men. Relatives celebrate outside the Markham courthouse as siblings vow to support readjustment and job searches.
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Ruth Thomas
Verneal Jimerson
Ford Heights
Markham
Sheila Murphy
Jimerson
Agni
Cook County Sixth District
Annette
Henry
Dennis Williams
William Rainge
Kenneth Adams
Larry Lionberg
Harvey
Carol Schmal
Glenwood
Lionberg
Homewood
Schmal
Ilinois
Gray
Supreme Court
Atorney
Mark Ter Molen
Poe State
Paula Gray
Terate
Orwy
Ter Molen
Itors
Andrea Zopp
Mtn
Hares Mond
PP Zopp
Murphy
Verneal
JoJo Elmore
Annette Jimerson