Clarence Elkins
- Year
- 2005
- Where
- Ohio
- Source
- Innocence Project
- Evidence
- 1
On December 15, 2005, a Summit County, Ohio, judge vacated Clarence Elkins’ 1999 conviction for a rape and murder he didn't commit.
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