Wrongful conviction settlement nears approval for John Walker

BUFFALO, N.Y. — John Walker says no amount of money can restore the years he lost behind bars after a wrongful conviction.

“They can never give me back what they took from me. They can never make me whole again,” Walker said.

Walker was one of five Buffalo men convicted in connection with a 1976 murder on Fillmore Avenue. After years of maintaining his innocence, a jury awarded Walker $28 million in a wrongful conviction lawsuit…

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