85-year-old Kris Maharaj, declared innocent in 2019 for 1986 murders, died in prison in 2020 without release.

85-year-old Kris Maharaj, a British Trinidadian who spent 38 years in US prison for murders he denied, died in prison in 2020. A judge declared his innocence in 2019, but he was never released. Now, his wife plans to bury him in the UK and continue fighting to clear his name. The case revealed a Colombian drug cartel's involvement in the Moo Young murders, which Maharaj was convicted for, but for which he maintained innocence.

August 13, 2024
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