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'It’s surreal’: After 28 years in prison, Philly man freed after prosecutors call him ‘likely innocent’ in 1991 murder

At the time of his arrest, Chester Hollman was a 20-year-old armored-car driver with no criminal record. He’s now 48. In court filings, the District Attorney’s Office conceded that prosecutors and police from that time had hidden evidence that pointed to more viable suspects.

Chester Hollman III was ordered released from prison after serving 28 years of a life sentence for a murder for which he was innocent. Hollman celebrates with his father Chester Hollman, Jr., left and his sister Deanna as he takes his first steps of freedom from the State Correctional Institution at Retreat in Hunlock Creek, PA . The Commonwealth is expected to formally drop all charges against him later this month. Monday, July 15, 2019
Chester Hollman III was ordered released from prison after serving 28 years of a life sentence for a murder for which he was innocent. Hollman celebrates with his father Chester Hollman, Jr., left and his sister Deanna as he takes his first steps of freedom from the State Correctional Institution at Retreat in Hunlock Creek, PA . The Commonwealth is expected to formally drop all charges against him later this month. Monday, July 15, 2019Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
    by Michaelle Bond and Emilie Lounsberry
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