02-06-2025
Antonio McDowell becomes 51st man exonerated in wrongful conviction linked to disgraced ex-CPD detective
Antonio McDowell exonerated after being framed for murder by former CPD detective
Antonio McDowell exonerated after being framed for murder by former CPD detective
Antonio McDowell exonerated after being framed for murder by former CPD detective
A man whose murder conviction was tied to disgraced former Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara is now free following a judge's decision Monday morning.
Antonio McDowell's lawyers said he was sentenced to 103 years in prison after being framed for murder by the now-retired Guevara.
McDowell, who spent 23 years in prison, had his conviction vacated last month. On Monday, a judge dismissed the case entirely, exonerating him.
McDowell is the 51st person to be exonerated in a case Guevara led. It is also the second post-conviction hearing in a case tied to Guevara since State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke took office, with both convictions being vacated.
