<Tr> <Td> July 1976 </Td> <Td> Lewis Fogle </Td> <Td> Rape and murder of Deann Katherine Long </Td> <Td> Indiana County, Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> Life without parole </Td> <Td> 34 years </Td> <Td> No </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> Fogle was convicted in 1982 of raping and killing 15 - year - old Deann Katherine Long, who had died in 1976 . DNA tests on the semen in the girl's body proved he was not the rapist . In August 2015, a senior judge vacated his conviction . The local district attorney joined in the motion to vacate his conviction and Fogle was released . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976, November 27 </Td> <Td> Randall Dale Adams </Td> <Td> Murder of Robert W. Wood </Td> <Td> Dallas, Texas </Td> <Td> Death sentence </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> <Td> No </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> Adams was convicted of killing Dallas police officer Robert Wood . In 1988, the film The Thin Blue Line, which was based on the case, was released . Public outcry over the film prompted officials to take action in the case . He was released in 1989 . </Td> </Tr>

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