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Man cleared in Peekskill murder speaks about lawsuit

A Peekskill man who was exonerated of murder by DNA is suing the people he feels helped wrongfully imprison him for a classmate's death. Jeffrey Deskovic spoke before a group at the Ethical Culture Society

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Sep 23, 2007, 11:07 PM

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Updated 6763 days ago

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