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Handwritten confession in 1998 murder speeds request to vacate man’s conviction

A judge sentenced Brian Hooper Sr. to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years for the killing of Ann ...

Citing new confession, prosecutors seek to vacate conviction in elderly woman’s Minneapolis slaying

The state’s key witness in the murder trial of an elderly woman in her Minneapolis apartment has now confessed to the killing ...
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Hennepin County Attorney seeks to vacate conviction in disturbing 1998 murder case

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office is joining the effort to vacate Bryan Hooper's 1998 murder conviction after attorneys ...

Conviction in grisly 1998 Minneapolis homicide falls apart

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said Tuesday she will seek the release of a man imprisoned 27 years for heinous Minneapolis murder after a key witness has recanted her testimony and told ...

Hennepin Co. attorney calls for Brian Hooper Sr.’s murder conviction to be vacated

Mary Moriarty, Hennepin County’s top prosecutor, says she’s filing a petition to vacate the murder conviction of Brian Hooper ...