Name: He spent 5 years on death row for a murder he didn’t commit. Now he’s graduating from college.
Uploaded: 12/14/2019 4:12:23 AM
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Description: Ryan Matthews was 19 when he was sentenced to death. DNA from “a hair follicle and spit” eventually cleared him. Now he's 39 and getting a degree.

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He spent 5 years on death row for a murder he didn’t commit. Now he’s graduating from college.

Ryan Matthews was 19 when he was sentenced to death. DNA from “a hair follicle and spit” eventually cleared him. Now he's 39 and getting a degree.

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