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FILE - In this April 19, 2018, file photo, Paul Jenkins, one of two men whose convictions were for a 1994 murder, speaks at a Montana Innocence Project news conference in Missoula, Mont. Jenkins and co-defendant Freddie Joe Lawrence were convicted in the 1994 death of Donna Meagher, whose body was found west of Helena. Recent DNA tests on a rope found at the murder scene matched another man, a convicted killer. Federal lawsuits filed Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, by Jenkins and Lawrence allege investigators acted on a tip from a known liar, coerced a confession, coerced mentally unstable people to corroborate false evidence and failed to follow up on evidence that linked the case to another man whose DNA was eventually found on a rope near the victim's body. (Tom Bauer/The Missoulian via AP, File)

2 men exonerated in 1994 killing sue investigators

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FILE - In this Thursday, April 19, 2018 file photo, Freddie Joe Lawrence, right, one of two men whose convictions were overturned for a 1994 murder, speaks at a press conference with Montana Innocence Project attorneys Toby Cook, left, and Larry Jent in Missoula, Mont. Lawrence and co-defendant Paul Jenkins were convicted in the 1994 death of Donna Meagher, whose body was found west of Helena. Recent DNA tests on a rope found at the murder scene matched another man, a convicted killer. On Friday, June 1, 2018 District Judge Kathy Seeley of Helena dismissed the charges against Lawrence and Jenkins. The state is investigating David Wayne Nelson as a suspect in Meagher's death. (Tom Bauer/The Missoulian via AP, File)

Judge dismisses murder charges after convictions overturned

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Man seeks daughters after court overturns murder conviction

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FILE - In this March 9, 2018, file photo, Freddie Joe Lawrence listens to testimony in Helena, Mont., during a hearing to review new DNA evidence related to the murder of Donna Meagher, which Lawrence was convicted of in 1995. A Montana judge has vacated the deliberate homicide conviction of Lawrence and another man in the 1995 death of the Helena woman and ordered new trials. (Thom Bridge /Independent Record via AP, File)

The Latest: Inmate freed after murder conviction overturned

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FILE - In this March 9, 2018, file photo, Paul Jenkins listens to testimony in Helena, Mont., during a hearing to review new DNA evidence related to the murder of Donna Meagher, which Jenkins was convicted of in 1995. A Montana judge has vacated the deliberate homicide conviction of Jenkins and another man in the 1995 death of the Helena woman and ordered new trials.(Thom Bridge /Independent Record via AP, File)

Judge overturns 1994 homicide convictions, orders new trial

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Freddie Joe Lawrence listens to testimony Friday, March 9, 2018, in Helena, Mont., during a hearing to review new DNA evidence related to the murder of Donna Meagher, which Lawrence was convicted of in 1995. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)

Montana judge mulls evidence in murder conviction challenge

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This undated photo from the Montana Department of Corrections shows David Wayne Nelson, who is serving a life term for an October 2015 double homicide in Deer Lodge and is now connected to a 1994 murder near Helena, Mont. by newly tested DNA evidence. Freddie Joe Lawrence and Paul Jenkins, who are serving life terms after being convicted of killing of Donna Meagher, are asking that their convictions be overturned. A hearing on their motions is set for Friday, March 9, 2018, in Helena. (Montana Department of Corrections via AP)

DNA evidence links Montana killing to convicted murderer

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