Alton Logan

Alton Logan Sues City, Burge Over Wrongful Murder Conviction

Chicago Public Radio | Tony Arnold | Posted 10.19.2009 | Chicago


A Chicago man who spent 26 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit is now suing the city....

Alton Logan, Unjustly Imprisoned for 26 Years, Declared Innocent

AP | Posted 05.18.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO (AP) -- A man who spent 26 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit has been officially declared innocent. Cook County Circuit Judge Pau...

Charges Dropped Against Alton Logan

Rob Warden | Posted 10.05.2008 | Chicago


Rob Warden

All charges have at last been dropped against 55-year-old Alton Logan, who languished behind bars more than a quarter of a century for the murder of a security guard -- a crime that two Chicago public defenders knew almost from the beginning he hadn't committed.

26-Year-Old Secret Could Free Inmate

AP | SHARON COHEN | Posted 04.22.2008 | Living


CHICAGO — For nearly 26 years, the affidavit was sealed in an envelope and stored in a locked box, tucked away with the lawyer's passport and wi...