Eric Riddick, imprisoned for murder he says he didn't commit, released after almost 3 decades

Eric Riddick spent nearly 30 years behind bars for a murder he says he did not commit. But on Friday, he walked free. “I feel great, I feel great,” Riddick, 51, said as he left a Philadelphia courthouse. “They say it takes a village to raise a child. I guess it takes a village to raise justice, too,” he went on to say, adding that the rush of emotions was “overwhelming.” Read more here.

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