Pay $9.5M to Man Who Spent 19 Years in Prison After Being Wrongfully Convicted, City Lawyers Recommend

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Original Load Date April 9, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
Last Updated April 9, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/09/pay-95m-man-who-spent-19-years-prison-after-being-wrongfully-convicted-city-lawyers

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Chicago taxpayers should pay $9.5 million to a man who spent 19 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of murdering a man in a North Side assisted living facility, city lawyers recommended. Carl Reed was sentenced to 27 years in prison for murdering 66-year-old Kim Van Vo, who had been s...