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St. Louis Judge rules to free Christopher Dunn, who has been imprisoned for more than 30 years
A St. Louis judge has ruled Monday that Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than three decades in prison for a killing he says he didn’t commit, can be a free man again.
Missouri judge overturns the murder conviction of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years
A Missouri judge on Monday overturned the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit.The ruling is likely to free Dunn from prison, but it wasn’t immediately clear when that would happen. He has been serving a sentence of life without parole.St. Louis Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser’s ruling came several weeks after he presided over a three-day hearing on Dunn’s fate.Dunn, now 52, was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1990 shooting of 15-year-old Ricco Rogers. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore filed a...
MLB Rumors: Spencer Jones truth, Cardinals ideal target, Jack Flaherty suitors
The MLB trade deadline is just eight days away. It might not feel that way considering that things appear to be a bit quiet on the rumor mill, but there can be action at any given moment. This is shaping up to potentially be a quiet-ish trade deadline, but FanSided's...
BK & Ferrario – July 22nd, 2024
– The Cardinals slugged their way through the Braves. – Do the Cardinals need a starter *AND* a reliever?. – How much can we realistically expect out of Neighbours this year?. – The Junk Drawer. – Let’s not overlook the importance of this series against the Pirates. – In...
Cardinals Closer Faces Continued Restrictions on Usage In Second Half
St. Louis Cardinals All-Star closer Ryan Helsley will likely continue to face restrictions on his usage in the second half of the 2024 MLB season. Ryan Helsley Facing Usage Restrictions in Second Half. A Stellar First Half. Helsley had a historic first half for the Cardinals. He recorded a 2.14...
Judge grants motion to vacate sentence of Christopher Dunn
ST. LOUIS — A judge has vacated the sentence of Christopher Dunn, who served 33 years in prison after being convicted of murdering a teenager in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood in St. Louis, a crime Dunn has long held he didn't commit. Judge Jason Sengheiser on Monday granted St. Louis...
Judge vacates Christopher Dunn’s murder conviction after 33 years in prison
ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- A St. Louis judge vacated a Missouri inmate’s first-degree murder conviction after 33 years in prison. Judge Jason Sengheiser wrote in a judgment handed down Monday that the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office made “a clear and convincing showing of ‘actual innocence’ that undermines the basis for Dunn’s conviction.” Sengheiser wrote that no reasonable juror would have voted to convict Dunn due to new evidence coming to light.
Man cut two neighbors with machete in South City, police say
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A 33-year-old man cut two of his neighbors with a machete in South City on Sunday night, police say. The incident happened around 11:45 p.m. in the 3900 block of Chippewa in the Tower Grove South neighborhood. Police say the 33-year-old man went to the home of a 42-year-old and 19-year-old man and caused a disturbance. During the incident, he swung a machete and cut both victims.
Well-known St. Louis restaurant chain to add new location in Kirkwood
KIRKWOOD, Mo. — A St. Louis-based restaurant group will open its latest location on the ground floor of a new apartment complex in Kirkwood. The Napoli Group will open its sixth restaurant at The James, an apartment building that opened in March at 436 N. Kirkwood Road. Napoli Kirkwood...
Man gets 30 years for 2022 fatal robbery of St. Louis County cab driver
ST. LOUIS – The last of four men involved in the fatal robbery of a St. Louis County cab driver was sentenced on Monday in U.S. federal court. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Tywon Harris, now 21, “took the lead in planning” to rob cab driver Dewight Price on April 24, 2022.
When a Monster Tornado Destroyed 4 Illinois Towns, Took 60 Lives
March 19, 1948 should have been like any typical morning in these Illinois communities. An incoming storm system had other plans. By the time most would wake that morning, a monster tornado had nearly wiped away 4 Illinois towns completely and took 60 lives. That terrible March morning in 1948...
Career Central: The city of St. Louis is hiring
ST. LOUIS — The city of St. Louis needs to fill more than 100 open positions, including refuse drivers, utility workers, security officers and 911 operators. A hiring freeze had been in place earlier in the year, but Mayor Tishaura Jones lifted that on May 20. St. Louis also...
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