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He Spent 37 Years In Prison For A Crime He Didn’t Commit. DNA Finally Cleared Him.

Ashe Schow
He Spent 37 Years In Prison For A Crime He Didn’t Commit. DNA Finally Cleared Him.
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Robert DuBoise was just 18 years old when he was arrested for the rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman. He was convicted of the crime in March 1985 and spent a total of 37 years in prison before he was released after DNA evidence concluded he didn’t commit the crime.

On August 19, 1983, the body of a young woman was found behind a dentist’s office in Tampa, Florida. An autopsy alleged that she had a human bite mark on her face. Police were told to collect bite mark impressions from suspects.

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