October 14, 2024 9:39 am

Sing Sing Star Exonerated in Wrongful Murder Conviction
Sing Sing Star Exonerated in Wrongful Murder Conviction

Sing Sing Star Exonerated in Wrongful Murder Conviction

Sing Sing star Jon-Adrian JJ Velazquez spent more than two decades fighting for justice after being convicted of a murder he maintained he did not commit. The actor, who appears in the acclaimed A24 drama opposite Colman Domingo, served nearly 24 years behind bars before his unwavering determination to clear his name finally paid off in 2021. After prosecutors discovered new DNA evidence that they claimed cleared the actor, his controversial case culminated in an emotional conclusion in a Manhattan courthouse earlier this week.

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​Jon-Adrian JJ Velazquez, who appears in A24’s acclaimed prison drama, has officially been exonerated in a 1998 murder case. Read More