Wrongfully convicted man’s Notre Dame speech revives project
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A wrongfully convicted Indiana man whose case made national news during Vice President Mike Pence’s campaign has helped revive a...
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Wrongfully-covicted Keith Cooper suing Elkhart Police Department
A Chicago man and former Ellhart resident pardoned this year after spending more than eight years in prison for a wrongful conviction, is suing the...
Keith Cooper has armed robbery conviction expunged from his records
GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana judge has expunged the armed robbery conviction of a Chicago man recently pardoned after spending more than eight years...
Keith Cooper now seeking to get his felony record expunged
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A Chicago man who spent more than eight years in an Indiana prison for a wrongful conviction and was recently pardoned...
Keith Cooper speaks out about pardon from 1996 conviction
He’s a free man and he couldn’t be happier. “I’m Keith Cooper,” Cooper said in a press conference in Chicago with the Exoneration Project. “Not...
Gov. Eric Holcomb pardons Keith Cooper on robbery conviction
Keith Cooper has finally got what he wanted from an Indiana Governor. Gov. Eric Holcomb pardoned Cooper for his 1996 conviction of robbery resulting in...
Keith Cooper’s attorney clashes with Elkhart County prosecutor over new trial
A motion by Elkhart County Prosecutor Curtis Hill’s office is being interpreted as a political move by Keith Cooper’s attorney. The office sought a delay...
Pressure grows to pardon former Elkhart man imprisoned for robbery
Keith Cooper says he’s innocent. His supporters say he’s innocent. His attorney says he’s innocent. Evidence that popped up in 2006 that freed him from...