Philadelphia man exonerated after serving 24 years for murder is heading back to prison in separate killing

Exonerated Philadelphia man returns to prison for separate killing

Shaurn Thomas, 50, was convicted of slaying a businessman in 1992 and later sentenced to life in prison. He was exonerated in 2017 and the city paid him $4.1m

Man Who Received $4 Million For Overturned Murder Conviction Admits Killing Another Man

Trial in Session Female Judge striking Gavel prison A man who was given a life sentence and served 24 years in prison for a murder for which he was exonerated is headed back to prison again after pleading guilty to a different murder. Shaurn Thomas, 50, of Philadelphia, who was given a $4.1 million settlement and released from prison, after admitting he shot and killed a different man in 2023. Thomas, whose 1992 murder conviction was overturned …

This Philly Black Man Who Spent 24 Years In Prison on a Wrongful Conviction Went Back to Prison, And the Reason is Wild

A Black man whose 1992 murder conviction was overturned in 2017 was convicted of third-degree murder last week. The victim was 38-year-old Akeem Edwards, who was killed last year.Read more...

Philadelphia man awarded $4.1 MILLION for wrongful imprisonment in murder case heads back to jail after admitting to new killing

On Thursday, Thomas pleaded guilty to third-degree murder as well as conspiracy and illegal gun possession charges.

Drug dealer 'wrongly' jailed for killing a man returns to pokey after new murder confession

An overturned life sentence and a hefty seven-figure payout after more than two decades in prison paved the way for a brand new murder conviction for one Philadelphia man. Thursday in the City of Brotherly Love, 50-year-old Shaurn Thomas pled guilty to six crimes that included the murder of 38-year-old Akeem Edwards. The slaying, which had been prompted by a debt of $1,200, came only after Thomas had been awarded over $4.1 million by city offici…