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Jury orders ex-cops to pay $7M to Broward man freed by DNA after nearly 26 years in prison
The 9,389 days Anthony Caravella wrongfully spent in prison still haunt him, but he was relieved Tuesday that two former police officers who put him away are finally being held accountable. Jurors decided that William Mantesta and George Pierson...
Tags: Prisons, Southwest Ranches, Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder
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Two former officers liable for $7 million in Caravella case, jury decides
The jury in the Anthony Caravella civil lawsuit decided two of the four officers are liable for framing the mentally challenged 15-year-old for the 1983 rape and murder of a Miramar woman, condemning him to maximum security prisons for close to 26 years...
Tags: Prisons, Southwest Ranches, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Interior Policy
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29 years later, friend explains false confession in DNA case
The last time they saw each other was 29 years ago. Anthony Caravella was 15 and mentally challenged, and he had a crush on his friend, Dawn Simone, who was a year older. They had been arrested together at her house — the cops said they were...Tags: Prisons, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Murder
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Broward man freed by DNA describes 25 years in prison for crime he didn't commit
There are many things that Anthony Caravella doesn't remember about 1983, but he told jurors on Tuesday that one thing is for sure — he didn't rape or murder Ada Cox Jankowski. Caravella had served close to 26 years in prison before DNA tests...
Tags: Prisons, Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Rentals, Murder
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Gary Stein: No more wavering: dump executions
On certain topics, I've always held firm. For example: Abortion — I've always been for a woman's right to choose. Never a doubt. Guns — I've always, always hated them. In my perfect world, it would be so tough to get one, no one would...Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Judges, Death Penalty
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Broward man freed by DNA after 26 years in prison wants cops to pay
A man who spent 25 years and 240 days in prison for rape and murder — until DNA testing set him free in 2009 — now wants the former police officers accused of framing him to pay. Anthony Caravella was 15 and mentally challenged with an IQ of...
Tags: Prisons, Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Juvenile Delinquency
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Former Miramar detective accused of misconduct, grilled about '83 murder
On the day Ada Cox Jankowski's body was found near Miramar Elementary School nearly 30 years ago, police questioned the last person seen with her while she was alive. Anthony Martinez, 17, was seen leaving the Miramar Lounge with the 58-year-old woman,...
Tags: Broward County Sheriff's Office, Murder, Miramar
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DNA result just one of troubling aspects in convicted man's case
South Florida Sun SentinelNew testing that shows a Miramar man serving life in prison for a 1983 rape and murder is not the source of DNA on the victim's body is just one of several troubling issues in the case, according to defense attorneys, experts and a Sun Sentinel review...Tags: Howard Finkelstein, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Sex Crimes
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Investigators name "persons of interest" in 1983 Miramar slaying
One year after DNA exonerated a man who spent nearly 26 years in prison for the rape and murder of a Miramar woman, investigators said they have new evidence and identified two men they said are "persons of interest" in the unsolved case. Anthony...Tags: Prisons, Genes and Chromosomes, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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Individual school top honorees and honorable mentions
Boyd Anderson Zone Boyd Anderson High: DANIELLE HENRY, Rebecca Guerra Castle Hill Elementary: HEAVENSON ARISTYLD, Shanique Howden Castle Hill Elementary Annex: SHANAKAY LINTON, Monique Wallen Larkdale Elementary: CHERLIE STERLING Lauderdale...Tags: Gator Run Elementary School, Lloyd Estates Elementary School, Castle Hill Elementary School, Bodies of Water, Seminole Middle School
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