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  1. Mar 9, 2023 · Leon Benson, incarcerated for nearly 25 years for the execution-style murder of a Plainfield man, has steadfastly maintained his innocence. On Thursday, Benson, 47, walked out of the Correctional ...

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  2. Mar 11, 2023 · Leon Benson, 47, walked out of a state prison in Pendleton Thursday after spending more than half his life behind bars. INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man is free after spending 25 years in prison for an execution-style murder. Leon Benson’s conviction was overturned this week by Marion County Superior Court Judge Shatrese Flowers.

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  3. May 20, 2024 · Leon Benson was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 60 years in prison in 1999. He was exonerated in March 2023. wrongful conviction for murder is now suing the City of Indianapolis and police officers he claims concealed evidence to put him behind bars. was convicted in the Aug. 8, 1998 deadly shooting of Kasey Schoen, who was found shot ...

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  5. Mar 9, 2023 · Leon Benson (right) hugs one of the attorneys who worked to have him exonerated, Kelly Bauder, on Thursday, March 9, 2023, after Benson was released from the Correctional Industrial Facility in ...

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  6. Mar 8, 2024 · Leon Benson with family at Rebirth Celebration. At just 22-years-old, Benson was wrongfully convicted for the 1998 murder of Kasey Shoen, who was shot five times while in his car in the 1300 block of North Pennsylvania Avenue.

  7. Leon Benson. Other Marion County, Indiana exonerations. Leon Benson embraces Kelly Bauder, co-director of the Marion County Conviction Ingrity Unit. (Photo: Jenna Watson: IndyStar) On March 9, 2023, 47-year-old Leon Benson, who was convicted of a 1998 murder in Indianapolis, Indiana, was freed from prison after his conviction was vacated based ...

  8. Mar 10, 2023 · On March 9, 2023, Leon Benson walked free from the Indiana state prison where he had spent more than half of his life, including eleven years in solitary confinement. Dressed all in white, his arms in the air, Leon strode out to loud cheers from his family, attorneys, and friends who had gathered outside in the cold, windy weather to welcome ...

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