VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“I believe that these boys were, and are, innocent,”
Ken Howe · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Howe made the remark to the Associated Press explaining why evidence has persuaded him to support Noling's innocence claim.
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