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tenderfoot

(8,425 posts)
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 02:34 PM Sep 2018

After 27 years in prison, a man who loves golf walked free today.

What a wild story: a prisoner serving 39 years to life started making drawings of golf courses. The drawings made their way to Golf Digest, which wrote about him, then realized his conviction was sketchy, then investigated, and now he's free.

He had never in his life set foot on a golf course...





https://www.golfdigest.com/story/for-valentino-dixon-a-wrong-righted-murder-charge-vacated-by-court-after-serving-27-years-in-prison

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After 27 years in prison, a man who loves golf walked free today. (Original Post) tenderfoot Sep 2018 OP
So happy for this man! FM123 Sep 2018 #1
wow, it turns out that golf is awesome. paulkienitz Sep 2018 #2
I know another golfer who can take his cell lame54 Sep 2018 #3
... griloco Sep 2018 #5
Great story good for Golf Digest grantcart Sep 2018 #4
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