Kevin Strickland
- Year
- 1979
- Where
- Missouri
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Evidence
- 1
Kevin Bernard Strickland (born June 7, 1959) is an American man who, in 1979, was wrongfully convicted, by an all-white jury, of killing three people in Kansas City, Missouri. No physical evidence linked him to the crime scene and the only alleged witness later recanted her testimony that Strickland was involved, stating that she had been coerced by police. Strickland was given a life sentence.
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- Exonerated: Kevin Strickland, Spent 43 Years Behind Bars For A Crime He Did Not CommitClay Cane Extended! · 2025
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- 4/24/2022 PM -- Giving Up for the Kingdom of God (Kevin Strickland)El Bethel Church of Christ · 2022
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