On August 27 Robert DuBoise walked out of prison, 37 years after he was wrongly arrested and later convicted of attempted sexual battery and murder, and after DNA evidence that was thought to have been lost excluded him and identified another assailant. On September 14, he appeared in court to formally have all charges dropped and his name cleared.

The investigation of the case also revealed errors in the bite mark testimony as well as irregularities in jailhouse snitch testimony used at DuBoise’s trial.

“I have been waiting for this day for nearly 37 years. I always knew that DNA would prove my innocence and hoped that the evidence could be found not just for me, but for my family as well. I hope that my story helps others to keep fighting to prove their innocence. I can’t get back the decades that I lost, but I’m going to try to rebuild my life with my family. It won’t be easy. I am just so grateful that my voice was heard and the truth is out there,” said DuBoise, 56, after his release.