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George Allen
5:26 pm
Fri May 18, 2012

New evidence may set U. City man free from life sentence for murder

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A University City man serving a life sentence for murder may soon walk free. Attorneys representing George Allen presented new evidence at a hearing in Jefferson City Friday.

Allen has already served 30 years for the brutal 1982 rape and murder of court reporter Mary Bell.

Barry Scheck is a lawyer with the Innocence Project.  He says the Attorney General's office is accepting a list of new "undisputed facts" that could set Allen free.

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DNA Evidence
12:01 pm
Mon September 26, 2011

Innocence Project: DNA shows wrongful conviction in 1982 killing of St. Louis woman

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Olga Akselrod with New York-based The Innocence Project speaking during a press conference at the Bryan Cave law firm Monday, Sep. 26, 2011. Akselrod and other attorneys for 55-year-old George Allen Jr. say new DNA evidence proves he is innocent.
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Updated 2:37 p.m. with St. Louis Public Radio story.

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