Lynn Dejac exonerated of murder after 14 years due to DNA testing
Lynn DeJac is a Buffalo woman whose previous conviction of murder in 1994, was reversed on November 28, 2007 on the basis of DNA evidence. She had been convicted of murdering her daughter (Crystallynn Girard), on February 13, 1993.[1] According to the Innocence Project, she is the first woman to be exonerated of murdering someone on the basis of DNA evidence. Steven M. Cohen (Attorney) [11] [12] is now representing DeJac in her lawsuit against the state of New York.
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Lynn Dejac exonerated of murder after 14 years due to DNA testing
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