Woman, 74, freed after 32 years in prison for murder she didn't commit

[Jazzy]

A 74-year-old woman was released from prison late Monday evening after serving 32 years for a murder committed by her abusive boyfriend.

Mary Virginia Jones walked out of Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood just before midnight to the tears and cheers of family and friends, The Los Angeles Times reports.

Jones was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping and robbery in a 1981 shooting death, but Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Ryan set aside those convictions on Monday, reports CBS Los Angeles.

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Unbelievable. Thirty two years of her life taken away for something she didn't do.

 

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Thats so sad, she is an old lady now. Imagine all the life that could have been lived.