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DNA evidence frees Peekskill man after 16 years in prison

A Peekskill man wrongly convicted of rape and murder became a free man Wednesday after spending 16 years in prison. Jeffery Deskovic was only 17 when he was convicted in the rape and murder of 15-year-old

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DNA evidence frees Peekskill man after 16 years in prison

A Peekskill man wrongly convicted of rape and murder became a free man Wednesday after spending 16 years in prison. Jeffery Deskovic was only 17 when he was convicted in the rape and murder of 15-year-old

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