Man to Receive Nearly $18 Million for Being Wrongfully Convicted in New York

A man who was freed in 2015 after spending a quarter-century in prison for an infamous tourist killing will receive nearly $18 million in legal settlements from the city and state of New York, his attorneys confirmed Friday.

Lawyers for Johnny Hincapie said it marks one of the largest settlements for a wrongful conviction in New York City history.

The Colombian-born Hincapie was among a group of young men accused of fatally stabbing Utah tourist Brian Watkins on a subway station platform in 1990. Eighteen years old at the time and with no criminal history, Hincapie said he was coerced to falsely confess to the notorious Labor Day crime.

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