Two men in prison for a deadly Chicago arson in 1986 walked out of prison after a judge vacated life sentences.
It was a long battle to get here, decades in the making.This moment, as incredible as it may be, is bittersweet. Especially for the people fighting for the two men's freedom.
In September of 1986, a fire in the 2600-block of West 24th Place, killed two young men, Investigators suspected arson. For years the two men maintained their innocence, arguing that they were coerced and abused by Chicago Police detectives to confess. Almendarez said his mother passed away while he was behind bars, and she never got to see him free. He said he never had the chance to really mourn her death.
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