#FairbanksFour
The story of the Fairbanks Four could fill a book—and now it does.⁠ Convicted with scant evidence in 1997, they spent 18 years behind bars before being freed. Learn more about the new book by UAF's Brian O’Donoghue.

🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/35uby99z

#CLAis #FairbanksFour #NanookNation

April 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
#WrongfulConviction #FairbanksFour

The settlement is a "complete vindication of Marvin Roberts' innocence, which he has maintained with extraordinary dignity for almost three decades," one of Roberts' attorneys, Nick Brustin said in a released statement.

www.cbsnews.com/news/marvin-...
Alaska Native man who maintained innocence in murder of white teen settles for $11.5 million after 2 decades in prison
Marvin Roberts alleges police acted with a racial bias in a case in which he and three other Indigenous men spent nearly two decades in prison.
www.cbsnews.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM