All criminal charges have been dropped against a man who spent more than 12,000 days behind bars for a crime he didn't commit.
Benitez, affectionately called ‘Frankie,' walked out of the
Jail last month. He had been in prison since he was 18 and was sentenced to life for a murder he didn't commit. Earlier this year, a hearing was held, and evidence was presented to prove that Benitez was innocent.The pair have been at the center of two other murder cases that fell apart based on evidence that the detectives coerced witnesses and fabricated evidence.
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