Sing Sing activist Jon-Adrian Velazquez exonerated in retired NYPD officer's murder
Velazquez had long maintained his innocence in the 1998 shooting death of a former police officer. NBC's "Dateline" chronicled his decades-long quest to clear his name.
Wrongful conviction of Jon-Adrian Velazquez in retired officer's killing vacated after over 20 years
According to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg's office, two individuals committed a robbery of a gambling parlor on Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem on Jan. 27, 1998. During the robbery, retired police detective Albert Ward pulled a gun and a struggle ensued with one of the armed robbers, who identified himself as “Tee.”
After 25 years, judge tosses murder conviction of Jon-Adrian Velazquez
Newly available DNA evidence failed to link Velazquez to the killing of former New York police officer Albert Ward in 1998.
‘Sing Sing’ Actor JJ Velazquez Exonerated of Wrongful Murder Conviction After Serving Nearly 24 Years in Prison
Sing Sing' actor JJ Velazquez has been exonerated of his wrongful murder conviction after serving nearly 24 years in prison.
Jon-Adrian Velazquez formally exonerated after 23 years in prison for murder he didn't commit
Velazquez had spent over two decades in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of the 1998 murder of a retired NYPD detective.
"Sing Sing" Star JJ Velázquez Finally Exonerated After Wrongful Conviction
The Velázquez case gained prominence this year when it was revealed that he had been cast in the film "Sing Sing", starring Colman Domingo. The movie was filmed in the same priso
'Sing Sing' Star JJ Velázquez Finally Exonerated After 23 Years in Prison for a Murder He Didn't Commit
Sing Sing' was filmed in the same prison where the actor spent more than 20 years of his life wrongfully incarcerated.
‘Sing Sing Chronicles’ Docuseries to Investigate Wrongful Convictions of JJ Velazquez and Five Other Innocent Men
MSNBC will tell the story of 'Sing Sing' actor JJ Velazquez and five other wrongfully convicted men in a docuseries titled 'The Sing Sing Chronicles.'
'Sing Sing’ Actor JJ Velazquez Exonerated After 24 Years for Wrongful Murder Conviction: ‘This Is Not a Celebration'
Velasquez was released from prison in 2021 and began filming for the A24 film based on the prison of the same name.
'Sing Sing' activist exonerated in retired NYPD officer's 1998 murder
‘Sing Sing’ Star JJ Velazquez Exonerated of Murder Conviction
Sing Sing’ actor Jon-Adrian ‘JJ’ Velazquez has been exonerated of his wrongful murder conviction, after serving 24 years in prison. Velazquez was wrongfully convicted in 1998 for the murder of a retired New York police officer,
Actor JJ Velazquez Formally Cleared After Serving 23 Years For Murder
Jon-Adrian Velazquez, who starred in the movie "Sing Sing," fought for decades to be freed after his wrongful conviction in ...
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A Sumptuous Velázquez Portrait Makes a Rare Appearance in the U.S.
A portrait by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez, depicting Queen Mariana of Austria, will make its West Coast debut in December.
Sing Sing actor JJ Velazquez exonerated after serving 23 years in prison for wrongful murder conviction
In 1998, Velazquez was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison despite not matching the suspect’s description. At the time, ...