David Shephard
- Year
- 1995
- Where
- New Jersey
- Source
- Innocence Project
- Evidence
- 1
In 1994, DNA testing exonerated David Shephard of a 1983 rape in New Jersey. He had spent nearly 10 years in prison.
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