A man has been freed after he spent 14 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, and prosecutors now believe they know who is the real killer.
Steven Ruffin, 45, has been telling authorities who really killed 16-year-old James Deligny on a Brooklyn street in February 1996 for decades, but until now, he has been ignored.
“I lost 14 years of my life for a crime that I didn’t commit,” Ruffin said after he was exonerated on Thursday, according to the New York Daily News. “I’ve been very fortunate since my release. I had to make peace with my situation in order to survive. I’m looking forward to closing this chapter of my life.”
“If you know you’re innocent, don’t give up on your case — keep on fighting, because justice will prevail,” Ruffin said outside the courthouse, according to the Associated Press. “That’s all I’ve wanted for 30 years: somebody to…
