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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Jennifer Del Prete smiles minutes after being released from prison in 2014 more than 10 years before her scheduled parole. A judge vacated Del Prete’s murder conviction on Monday.

Judge reverses Jennifer Del Prete’s murder conviction after Medill Justice Project investigation

September 1, 2016

A circuit court judge vacated the murder conviction of Jennifer Del Prete and ordered a new trial on Monday, more than two years after she was released from prison following an investigation by the Medill...

Evidence found by Medill Justice Project casts doubt on 2005 murder conviction

February 5, 2014

Evidence uncovered by students in the Medill Justice Project regarding an imprisoned daycare worker charged with murder influenced a judge's recent ruling that "no reasonable jury" should have found her...

SEED to bring Erin Brockovich to campus

November 12, 2012

Erin Brockovich, environmental activist and consumer advocate, will speak on campus Wednesday. Instrumental in revealing that Pacific Gas & Electric Company had been poisoning the groundwater supply...

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