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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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  1. Age at the time of exoneration: 30Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
  2. Spent 16 years in jailChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
  3. Arrested in 1993Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
  4. Original sentence: 50-years in prison
  5. Crime: Gang-related murder
  6. Exonerated by Cook County Judge Joseph Claps
  7. A suspect for the murder was arrested on May 1, 2009, in Indiana
  8. Vacated from prison on May 1, 2009Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
  9. Released from Hill Correctional Center in GalesburgChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
  10. 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)
  11. Murder of 19- year-old Eric Morro occurred on February 3, 1993Chicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
  12. An eye-witness to the '93 murder identified Jimenez as the gunmanChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
  13. Tried as an adult
  14. Convicted in 1994
  15. 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)
  16. Tape was given to police, but they'd already accused JimenezChicago Sun-Times: Arrested at 13, Inmate Freed (May 4, 2009)
  17. 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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