DNA Evidence Clears Man Convicted In Double Murder 30 Years Ago, Prosecutors Say

BOSTON (CBS) – Prosecutors say new DNA evidence clears a man convicted of a double murder in Roxbury nearly 30 years ago.

The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office agreed with the defense that Ronnie Qualls was wrongly charged in the 1992 murders and that Qualls should be released from prison.

The Boston College Innocence Program took up the case in 2017.

A judge will now decide in 48-year-old Qualls should go free.