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When an off-duty police officer was murdered in Chicago, Alex Villa was arrested and sent to prison for 10 years. The problem? He almost certainly didn’t do it
- Villa is released after prosecutors fail to disclose key cellphone data and PlayStation evidence undermining the case.
- Investigators used coerced confessions and selective records to push Villa’s conviction, according to the Guardian piece.
- New evidence shows prosecutors failed to disclose a 2012 FBI cellphone map placing Villa away from the crime scene.
- PlayStation data analysis suggested collaborators weren’t at the murder scene, challenging the prosecution’s narrative.
- Villa’s case exposed a pattern of surveillance and altered reports under scrutiny by Blagg and Bisby.
- Brady violations and undisclosed evidence surfaced, threatening the integrity of the Chicago justice system.
- Villa’s sister-led advocacy, along with Blagg and Bisby, helped reveal misconduct across multiple departments.
- The case drew connections to broader issues of police oversight in Chicago, with only a small fraction of complaints resulting in discipline.
- Villa was eventually released and later welcomed a new child amid ongoing civil lawsuits against authorities.
- Villa now works as a security guard, rebuilds his life, and addresses the trauma of a decade behind bars.
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