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The Harlem Park Three were a trio of American students, Alfred Chestnut, Andrew Stewart, and Ransom Watkins, who were falsely accused of murdering ninth grader DeWitt Duckett at Harlem Park Junior High School in the Harlem Park neighborhood of Baltimore in 1983 and sentenced to life in prison. They served 36 years in prison before being exonerated in 2019. After being exonerated, the trio sued the Baltimore Police…
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- 36 years wrongly jailed: Ransom Watkins of the Harlem Park ThreeThe Engagement · 2026
- Harlem Park Three UpdateRise N' Crime · 2024
- They served 36 years in prison, but witnesses knew the truth: the 'Harlem Park Three' were innocent.On The Record · 2021
- Pre-election polls, Oct. 7 anniversary and the Harlem Park ThreeWYPR News Roundup · 2026
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