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Texas Black man exonerated 70 years after execution in case marked by racial bias

todayJanuary 23, 2026

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Review of case found problems with statements from police officer who claimed victim had identified her attacker

Nearly 70 years after a Texas Black man was executed in a case that prosecutors now say was based on false evidence and was riddled with racial bias, officials have declared that he was innocent of the killing of a white woman in Dallas.

Tommy Lee Walker was executed in the electric chair in May 1956 for the rape and murder of 31-year-old Venice Parker.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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