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Corey Williams About to Walk Free in Louisiana

A sudden plea deal ends a decades-long fight in a capital murder case.

Corey Williams was ordered released from a Louisiana prison Monday after serving more than 20 years for a murder many believe he did not commit. His sudden freedom—he is expected to be released early Tuesday—is a surprising twist in a legal drama that began with an ill-fated pizza delivery at a house in

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