‘Righteous Anger’: Cousins Spend 42 Years in Illinois Prison for Murders They Didn’t Commit

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Two cousins who spent 42 years in an Illinois prison for murders they didn’t commit were formally exonerated on Thursday. James Soto, 62, and David Ayala, 60, were sentenced to life for the 1981 drive-by shooting deaths of Julie Limas, 16, and U.S. Marine Hector Valeriano, 18, who were killed during a softball game in …

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