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Lawyers to argue that suppressed evidence shows North Dakota man convicted of 1986 murder is innocent

Defense argues withheld witness statements and records show victim was alive after alleged murder date, challenging prosecution's timeline in 1986 Ramsey County case.

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DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — A North Dakota man’s lawyers will present evidence they say will show that he could not have committed the murder he was convicted of more than 30 years ago — and the proof is found in the files of the prosecution. Werner Kunkel was convicted of the brutal stabbing murder of Gilbert Fassett, whose body was found on Ski Jump Hill on Spirit Lake Nation. Witnesses said the two men were seen together drinking at two bars in Devil…

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Inforum broke the news in Fargo, United States on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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