Missouri man freed from prison after 40 years files lawsuit

Published April 13, 2023 12:30 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who was freed from prison after serving more than 40 years for a triple murder he did not commit alleges in a lawsuit that misconduct by some Kansas City police officers led to his conviction. Kevin Strickland filed a lawsuit Tuesday against five former Kansas City officers and the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, which oversees the police department. He alleges the officers attributed false statements to Strickland during the investigation and pressured the primary witness against him to say Strickland was the killer. Strickland was released in late 2021 after a judge ruled he was wrongfully convicted of the 1978 murders.

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