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Man Who Spent 20 Years in Prison Released After Twin Confesses to Crime
New York Post ^ | January 27, 2022 | Emily Crane

Posted on 01/27/2022 1:05:34 PM PST by nickcarraway

A man who spent nearly 20 years in prison for murder has been released after his identical twin brother confessed to the crime.

Kevin Dugar was freed from the Cook County Jail in Chicago on Tuesday night after a motion for bond was granted, his lawyer, Ronald Safer, told The Post.

“He is overjoyed to be free but is also adjusting to a world that is quite different from the world he left 20 years ago when he was arrested for this crime he did not commit,” the attorney said Thursday. Dugar had spent the last two decades in prison after being convicted in the 2003 fatal shooting of a rival gang member.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: crimelmurder; illinois
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1 posted on 01/27/2022 1:05:34 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Allowing your brother to do 20 years for something *you* did? Yikes!
2 posted on 01/27/2022 1:08:08 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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To: Gay State Conservative

We wouldn’t be twins anymore once I got done with him.


3 posted on 01/27/2022 1:08:51 PM PST by BBQToadRibs2
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To: Gay State Conservative

yeah....probably going to be a tense Thanksgiving dinner when the family gets together.


4 posted on 01/27/2022 1:09:33 PM PST by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

The evil twin. Rare in reality but quite common in tv and movies.


5 posted on 01/27/2022 1:09:37 PM PST by xp38
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To: nickcarraway

Has this identical twin been convicted and sentenced?


6 posted on 01/27/2022 1:09:38 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: nickcarraway

Meanwhile, Jussie Smolett wonders, “Where can I get me a twin?”


7 posted on 01/27/2022 1:10:41 PM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: Gay State Conservative

“Allowing your brother to do 20 years for something *you* did? Yikes!”

Nope. Fake confession to get your brother out.


8 posted on 01/27/2022 1:10:49 PM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: BBQToadRibs2

“We wouldn’t be twins anymore once I got done with him.”

They are having beers together after the brother gave the fake confession.


9 posted on 01/27/2022 1:12:47 PM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: nickcarraway

“How could you?!! You’re me!!!”


10 posted on 01/27/2022 1:12:50 PM PST by DannyTN
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Matlock Episode: The Brothers.
A plastic surgeon is charged with the murder of his partner, but evidence later shows the doctor’s twin brother may be the culprit.
NBC, Nov 13, 1990.


11 posted on 01/27/2022 1:14:04 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: TexasGator

No flies on you, gator.


12 posted on 01/27/2022 1:14:37 PM PST by Walrus (I do not consent)
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To: TexasGator

No flies on you, gator.


13 posted on 01/27/2022 1:14:49 PM PST by Walrus (I do not consent)
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To: ifinnegan

many have tried to use twin to get away with crimes.


14 posted on 01/27/2022 1:15:09 PM PST by bdfromlv (Leavenworth hard time)
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To: xp38
"The evil twin. Rare in reality but quite common in tv and movies."


15 posted on 01/27/2022 1:15:18 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: nickcarraway

Maybe they should have believed him when he said his evil twin did it, not him.


16 posted on 01/27/2022 1:18:37 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder (Democracy is two dead Democrats and a Republican voting who's brains are for dinner.)
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To: nickcarraway

He should probably stay...


17 posted on 01/27/2022 1:19:37 PM PST by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: Walrus

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3928396/posts


18 posted on 01/27/2022 1:19:47 PM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: TexasGator

Then why wait twenty years?


19 posted on 01/27/2022 1:23:17 PM PST by decal (MOLON JABE)
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“Then why wait twenty years?”

His parole bid was just denied.


20 posted on 01/27/2022 1:26:10 PM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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