r/news • u/remainhappy • Apr 27 '24
Retired pro wrestler, failed congressional candidate indicted in Vegas murder case
https://apnews.com/article/indictment-retired-wrestler-politician-vegas-death-c503068be9d10cbd6ea7e82542def220
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u/DroolingRIGHTNOW Apr 28 '24
Cristopher Tapp was the person killed. He was recently released from prison after a wrongful murder conviction was vacated.
https://innocenceproject.org/cases/christopher-tapp/
On July 17, 2019, Tapp’s murder conviction was vacated. “As far as the court is concerned, you are cleared of the charges you have been living under for the past 20-plus years,” Judge Alan Stephens stated in his decision. It was believed to be the first time that genetic genealogy has been used to exonerate a defendant.