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‘Stocking Strangler’

DNA Shows He’s Not a Killer. Georgia Still Wants Execution.

Carlton Michael Gary was sentenced to death in 1986. He’s scheduled to die Thursday. In between came new evidence casting doubt on his conviction—and pointing to sabotage.

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