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- Age at the time of exoneration: 30Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
- Spent 16 years in jailChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
- Arrested in 1993Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
- Original sentence: 50-years in prison
- Crime: Gang-related murder
- Exonerated by Cook County Judge Joseph Claps
- A suspect for the murder was arrested on May 1, 2009, in Indiana
- Vacated from prison on May 1, 2009Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
- Released from Hill Correctional Center in GalesburgChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
- Motion to exonerate Jimenez was filed by Assistant State's Attorney Celeste Stack and personal attorneys Stuart Chanen and Steve DrizinChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
- Murder of 19- year-old Eric Morro occurred on February 3, 1993Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
- An eye-witness to the '93 murder identified Jimenez as the gunmanChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
- Tried as an adult
- Convicted in 1994
- At the time of the trail the current suspect was taped saying that he committed the murderChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
- Tape was given to police, but they'd already accused JimenezChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
- In July 2006 and May 2007 two key witnesses recounted their original testimonyChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
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Thaddeus Jimenez now 30-years-old was sentenced to 50-years in prison for a gang murder that took place in Chicago 16 years ago. In May of 2009, Jimenez was exonerated for the crime when a man arrested in Indiana was named a suspect. Jimenez's lawyers are saying that their client is the youngest person in U.S. history to be wrongfully convicted of murder.Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
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