Richard Jones (left) was released from prison after investigators found that another man, Ricky Amos (right) may have committed the crime of which Jones was convicted. One of the witnesses said the robber had a tattoo on his left arm; Jones didn’t have one at that time. Investigators discovered that the crime Jones was convicted of was very likely committed by another man — his doppelganger with a somewhat-similar first name. Richard Jones (left) and Ricky Amos (Kansas Department of Corrections)The resemblance was uncanny. Equally flawed is the police photo lineup designed for witnesses to identify no one else but Jones, Craig said.

Source: Washington Post June 13, 2017 10:32 UTC