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More than 50 years after being wrongly convicted of second-degree murder, 81-year-old Paul Gatling was cleared of the charge Monday. District Attorney Ken Thompson's Conviction Review Unit found that

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Review team clears man convicted in 1960s murder

More than 50 years after being wrongly convicted of second-degree murder, 81-year-old Paul Gatling was cleared of the charge Monday. District Attorney Ken Thompson's Conviction Review Unit found that

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