Debra Shelden
Time Served: 19 years
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State: Nebraska
Charge: Aiding and abetting second degree murder
Conviction: Aiding and abetting second degree murder
Sentence: 10 years
Incident Date: 02/06/85
Conviction Date: 01/26/90
Exoneration Date: 01/27/09
Served: 19 years
Race of Defendant: Caucasian
Race of Victim: Caucasian
Status: Exonerated by DNA
Contributing Causes of Conviction: False Confessions or Admissions, Informants, Unvalidated or Improper Forensic Science
Type of Forensic Science Problem: Flawed Serology
Type of Crime: Homicide Related, Sex Crimes
Death Penalty Case: no
Accused Plead Guilty: Yes
The Alternative Perpetrator Identified: Yes
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