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The Other Victims of a Wrongful Conviction

For years, I reported on one man’s incarceration for a crime he didn’t commit—and ignored the stories of a grieving family who thought they had gotten justice.

First published in The Atlantic on July 23, 2026.

by Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic
July 30, 2026 | reading time: 22 Min.

Photographs by Desiree Rios

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