This US Woman Spent More Than 4 Decades In Jail For The Murder She Didn't Commit
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They believe she's the longest wrongly imprisoned woman in US history and are fighting for her immediate release.
Sandra Hemme, a 64-year-old Missouri woman with a history of mental illness, was recently declared innocent of a murder she spent over four decades in prison for. The judge ruled her innocence "clear and convincing," but she hasn't been released yet.
Prosecutors are appealing the decision and want Hemme to stay behind bars. They argue she's dangerous, citing a past prison assault. However, Hemme's lawyers say new evidence points to a former police officer as the real culprit and that Hemme poses no threat, NBC News reported.
They believe she's the longest wrongly imprisoned woman in US history and are fighting for her immediate release.
