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Wednesday February 11, 2015

DNA Evidence Frees Illinois Man Convicted Of Rape, Murder In 1984

Christopher Abernathy (center) is released from the Stateville Correctional Center on Wednesday in Crest Hill, Ill. Terrence Antonio James/TNS /Landov hide caption

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DNA Evidence Frees Illinois Man Convicted Of Rape, Murder In 1984

February 11, 2015 • A judge agreed to vacate Christopher Abernathy's 1987 conviction in the killing of a 15-year-old girl after a request from the prosecutor. Abernathy, now 48, spent nearly 30 years in prison.