51st murder case tied to disgraced former Chicago police detective overturned by judge: ‘Justice will shine.’

Antonio McDowell walked into a Chicago police station in 1997 the victim of shooting. He instead ended up charged and convicted of murder.

On Monday, 28 years later, he was finally free again.

“This is a defining moment,” McDowell, 49, told reporters at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse. “It proves that justice is not lost, that justice will return. No matter who tries to keep it in a dark place, justice will shine.”…

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