Investigation casts doubt on nearly 30-year-old murder conviction

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    LaFaye Gaskins is serving a life sentence for the 1989 murder of Albert Dodson in Philadelphia. 

    He was convicted despite a lack of any physical evidence and that two eyewitnesses changed their stories and timelines. 

    Nearly 30 years later, he still proclaims his innocence.  His story is detailed in a new Philadelphia Magazine investigative report by Dan Denvir, now a reporter for Salon.com.  Denvir spoke with NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller.

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