During a press conference held on the 22nd anniversary of a murder in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, Philip Vance called from prison to tell the world that he is innocent of the killing and to hold 22 seconds of silence for the victim, Khaled Al-Bakri.

With no physical evidence tying Vance to the crime, he has been incarcerated since 2004 after being convicted based on testimony by informants who have since recanted, saying they were coerced by corrupt police officers in the disbanded Metro Gang Strike Force. One informant was the sister of an investigating officer. After 12 years of ruthless operations, the Gang Strike Force was shut down in 2009 following federal investigations that found police exercising criminal behavior.

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