After spending 43 years in prison for a triple murder he says he didn't commit, a MO man is finally

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Free

(CNN) After spending 43 years behind bars for a crime he said he didn't commit, a Missouri man's conviction has been set aside, according to a news release from Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.

Senior Judge James Welsh filed his ruling Tuesday morning to set aside the conviction of 62-year-old Kevin Strickland, who served 43 years at Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron, Missouri, after he was convicted of one count of capital murder and two counts of second-degree murder in a triple homicide. He received a 50-year life sentence without the possibility for parole for a crime he maintained he wasn't involved in.

Strickland, from a wheelchair, spoke shortly after he was released from jail Tuesday afternoon and said he's thankful for his attorneys and everyone who listened to him over the years while he maintained his innocence.

All criminal counts against Strickland were dismissed. His release makes his confinement the longest wrongful imprisonment in Missouri history and one of the longest in the nation, according to The National Registry of Exonerations.

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1. Rachel could do one of these stories from now until she retires.

And she wouldn't run out of victims.

[colsohlibgal]

2. 43 Years Of Injustice

He needs to be compensated big, big time for losing over 4 decades of his freedom.

[Hortensis]

3. His mother died in August. Gov. Mike Parson had refused to pardon

him so he could go home to his mother -- when all knew he was innocent, and Parson also refused to allow him to leave prison to attend his mother's funeral. Visiting her grave was at the top of his list as a free man.

[electric_blue68]

4. Disgusting Govenor. I hope Mr Strickland gets a lot of support.

[Hortensis]

5. Imo, evil. Mr. Strickland so fortunately has family

to take him home, and his legal team.

[electric_blue68]

9. Ah, he does have some family to help. Good.

[Hortensis]

11. Yes, thank goodness for that.

[RussBLib]

6. how about some restitution?

43 years wrongfully imprisoned should run at least $1million/year.

Can you imagine? 43 years. mg

[electric_blue68]

10. Yeah, really. He had to have extra strength, and grounding. ..

Well, he knew he was innocent. But to be locked up so unfairly takes a toll.

I hope way more joy will be in his life with the care of his family. Whether to go through some civil court for restitution...

[lagomorph777]

7. Headline writer still trying to pin the blame on this guy.

..."a triple murder HE SAYS he didn't commit"?!

No, CNN. COURT SAYS he didn't commit the crime.

[electric_blue68]

8. Good point...

sometimes I miss the nuances of how something is stated.