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'Sing Sing' Actor JJ Velazquez Sees Murder Conviction Vacated After 23 Years in Prison by Caitlin Huston

Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velazquez, who recently appeared in the movie Sing Sing, had his conviction overturned Monday, after being wrongfully imprisoned for murder for decades.  Velazquez, now 48, was convicted by trial in 1999 of shooting and killing a retired police officer, Albert Ward, amidst the robbery of a gambling parlor in Harlem. He served more […]

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:12PM on September 30, 2024

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