Ricky Davis was released one day after a new suspect was arrested in the 1985 murder of 55-year-old Jane Hylton in El Dorado Hills, California. He spent 15 years in prison.
February 14, 2020, 5:06 PMRicky Davis walked out of prison and into the arms of his family in northern California.A California man was freed after spending 15 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, officials said.
Ricky Davis is questioned by reporters after he was released from custody at the El Dorado County Jail in Placerville, Calif., Feb. 13, 2020.The district attorney said a man who was identified in 1985 by Hylton's then 13-year-old daughter is now in custody. Ricky Davis is released from custody and hugs mom, Maureen Klein, right, and another family member at the El Dorado County Jail after he was exonerated in the 1985 murder of Jane Hylton on Feb. 13, 2020.
Davis was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to 16 years to life in state prison. He had always maintained his innocence.
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