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Family and advocates call on council to press for DNA testing in Anthony Connor case
Summary
Multiple speakers at public comment said a court ordered DNA testing in a conviction review for Anthony Connor but testing has not been completed; they asked council to use its platform to press prosecutors and the court to carry out the testing and a review.
Three speakers during public comment asked Cleveland City Council to press for DNA testing and a review of Anthony Connor’s conviction, citing an Ohio Court of Appeals order.
Evangelist Darlene said Connor "has spent over 12 years in prison for a crime he did not commit," and described what she characterized as the absence of forensic evidence tying him to the shooting allegedly at Syrah House. She said civilian witnesses identified another man and that a single‑photo…
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