Kenneth Waters, who died in 2001, served 18 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. His sister, Betty Ann Waters (right), earned a law degree and fought for his release.
(Steven Senne/ Associated Press/ File/ 2001)
Ayer to pay $3.4m for unjust conviction
DNA test freed man after 18 years in jail
Kenneth Waters, who died in 2001, served 18 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. His sister, Betty Ann Waters (right), earned a law degree and fought for his release.
(Steven Senne/ Associated Press/ File/ 2001)
The town of Ayer and five of its insurers have agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by the estate of the late Kenneth Waters, who spent more than 18 years in prison for a murder he did not commit before his sister earned a law degree and helped free him through DNA evidence. (Full article: 965 words)
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