SAN FRANCISCO -- The LA Innocence Project has taken up the notorious case of convicted wife killer Scott Peterson in new court filings, ABC News has learned exclusively. The group is seeking new ...

The Innocence Project has revealed that Maurice Hastings, who spent nearly four decades in prison for a wrongful conviction, has been awarded a $25 million settlement following a judicial declaration ...

Less than two months after the Los Angeles Innocence Project took up the case of convicted murderer Scott Peterson, a judge in San Mateo County, California, has scheduled a status hearing. The court ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- After serving more than two decades behind bars, a man who was convicted of a 1998 murder that he did not commit has been released from state prison. The California Innocence ...

Maurice Hastings, 70, who spent 38 years in prison before being found factually innocent, accepted a $25-million settlement from the city of Inglewood.

10:34 a.m. Sept. 14, 2025: An earlier version of this story said Eagle’s case was handled by the California Innocence Project. The group involved in Eagle’s case is called California Innocence ...

A man falsely accused of rape had his conviction overturned by new evidence. Luis Vargas, now 46, sat before a judge on Monday emotionally as his lips quivered. Vargas served 16 years in prison after ...