An African-American teen executed in 1931 for the murder of a white woman was exonerated by a Pennsylvania court this week, after decades of lobbying by his only surviving sister.
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Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said in a statement that the case was dismissed on Monday, after years of litigation. On October 3, 1930, the estranged ex-husband of Vida Robare, a white matron at the Glen Mills School for Boys, a detention center for young offenders, found Robare’s body.
“Ridley was given $10 by the Court for expenses , and had only 74 days to establish a defense, without the assistance of investigators, experts, or resources,” the statement said.
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