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Oregon to pay $800K to man wrongfully convicted of murder in 1980s
Oregon to pay $800K to man wrongfully convicted of murder in 1980s
Oregon to pay $800K to man wrongfully convicted of murder in 1980s

Published on: 04/30/2026

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Santiago Ventura Morales in an Oregonian archive photo.

Forty years after an Oregon man was wrongfully convicted of murdering a coworker, the state has agreed to pay him for the years he spent in prison and provide him a certificate of innocence.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/04/oregon-to-pay-800k-to-man-wrongfully-convicted-of-murder-in-1980s.html

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