@hustlersnthehood: In 1987, Dawud "David" Turner was arrested for a murder he knew nothing about. There was no physical evidence. No forensics. Just one eyewitness — a vulnerable teenage girl who, according to a federal lawsuit, was coerced and threatened by a detective with a documented history of fabricating testimony. Here's the part that tells you everything about the man: he was offered plea deals of 5 to 10 years. All he had to do was say he did it, and he'd be home. He refused. Every time. He would not confess to a murder he didn't commit — not even to save himself. So he sat. Year after year, he kept fighting — motion after motion, appeal after appeal. He went in at 29. He came out at 69. In 2023, files finally surfaced proving the eyewitness had been pressured and that evidence had been hidden from his defense. The Commonwealth admitted his conviction was "unworthy of confidence." On December 11, after nearly 40 years, Dawud Turner walked out a free and exonerated man. Now he's suing the City of Philadelphia and the officers he says buried him. Nothing gives back the 40 years. But he never gave them his name on a lie — and he never stopped fighting for the truth. #HustlersNTheHood

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Sunday 28 June 2026 20:25:27 GMT