At least 10 people from the Tristate were released from prison since 1993 after DNA excluded them in the crimes. Innocence projects in New York, Indiana and Kentucky aided in many of the cases.

OHIO

        Anthony Michael Green, 37, of Cleveland, freed Oct. 9, 2001 after serving 13 years of a 50-year sentence for the rape of a nurse who was receiving cancer treatment at the Cleveland Clinic.

        Brian Piszczek, served four years of a 25-year sentence for the July 1990 rape of a Cuyahoga County woman. He was released in 1994.

        Walter D. Smith, of Columbus, convicted in the sexual assaults on three women and the attempted robbery of a gas station. DNA cleared him of the sexual assaults, although he pleaded guilty to the robbery. He was released in 1996 after serving nearly 12 years.

        Danny Brown, of Toledo, was incarcerated 19 years for the 1982 murder of a woman that he dated. DNA evidence that helped free Mr. Brown matched that of an Ohio inmate who is incarcerated for committing another murder. Mr. Brown was released last year.

KENTUCKY

        William Gregory, of Louisville, released in July 2000 after DNA testing of hair on a ski mask proved he was not the man who sexually assaulted two women. He served seven years of a 70-year sentence and was the first inmate in Kentucky to be cleared using DNA technology.

        Herman May Jr., 31, of Frankfort, accused of raping a woman in 1988. Set free Wednesday after a second DNA test excluded him as the suspect.

INDIANA

        Larry Mayes, freed from prison in 2001 after serving 21 years for the rape and robbery of a gas station clerk in Hammond.

        Jerry Watkins, exonerated in 2000 after serving 13 years for the rape and fatal stabbing of an 11-year-old girl in Hancock County.

        Richard Alexander, arrested in 1996 involving sexual assaults in the South Bend area. Released from prison in 2001.

        Dwayne Scruggs, convicted in 1986 of rape and robbery in a knife attack on a woman walking from an Indianapolis bus station. Released in 1993.

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