“They tried to kill me, but I won’t go down”: Kevin Strickland shares story during St. Joseph Juneteenth

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — During St. Joseph Juneteenth celebrations, Kevin Strickland was invited to share his fight for justice after being wrongfully convicted for a crime back in 1979.

For 43 years, Kevin Strickland sat behind bars for a crime he did not commit.

Convicted in 1979 for a triple murder in Kansas City, Strickland maintained his innocence through four decades of imprisonment…

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