David Milgaard, who spent decades behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, dies at 69 - Toronto Star

Milgaard, just 16 years old when he was arrested and convicted for murder and rape, cleared his name through DNA evidence in the ’90s and became an advocate for those wrongfully accused.

David Milgaard could see I was a tad uneasy when he dropped by the Toronto Star newsroom unexpectedly in July 1993, dripping wet and half naked. It was a year after he had been freed from prison — a… [+6723 chars]

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