Written by WCPO’s Taylor Nimmo The City of Newport has finalized a record-breaking settlement for a man’s wrongful murder conviction. In 1988, William Virgil was convicted of murdering Retha Welch following a trial based entirely on circumstantial evidence. He spent 28 years in prison before DNA evidence exonerated him. The now finalized settlement is for […]
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