Minnesota Man Files a Federal Lawsuit Following Wrongful Murder Conviction

The man who served decades in prison after a wrongful murder conviction in his wife’s death has filed a federal civil lawsuit, requesting compensation after he served decades behind bars.

Thomas Rhodes filed the lawsuit in Minnesota’s U.S. District Court on Jan. 13, 2024, against former Ramsey County medical examiner Dr. Michael McGee, along with the prosecutors, police officer and counties involved in the case.

Rhodes was convicted on first- and second-degree murder charges in the death of his wife and was sentenced in 1998 to life in prison. Decades later, on Jan. 13, 2023, his murder convictions were vacated, and he entered an Alford plea for second-degree manslaughter, which carried a four-year sentence.

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