Wrongfully convicted Francisco Benitez released decades in prison
The man claimed Chicago police framed him.CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports from the jail awaiting the release of 52-year-old Francisco Benitez to walk out.Earlier Tuesday, his family showed up for a court hearing, and as you can imagine, they were elated after hearing the judge say he could go back home to his family.He will be released on a no-cash bond with a few conditions, such as wearing a monitor device.
A hearing was held in April, and evidence was presented supporting his exoneration. Two eyewitnesses now say they saw who actually committed the murders. It wasn't Benitez."I always knew he was innocent because I was there. So, I always knew he was innocent. I just never believed it would take this long," said Benitez's friend John Mercado.
Benitez's mother said one of the first things they'll do after he gets out, besides hugs and kisses, is to grab a hotdog from Jimmy's Red Hots on Pulaski and Grand.
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