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Michigan man convicted on single hair sues after exoneration

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Ledura Watkins, 61, greets family and supporters following his release Thursday, June 15, 2017 from the Wayne County Jail in Detroit. Watkins was convicted in 1976 of first-degree murder in a Detroit woman's slaying. Prosecutors are no longer confident in the hair evidence used to convict him. Western Michigan University-Cooley Law School's Innocence Project helped Watkins fight for his release. His conviction has been set aside. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)

Michigan man convicted on single hair freed after 41 years

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE - Associated Press