Kentucky Police settle exoneree’s wrongful conviction suit

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police have settled a wrongful conviction lawsuit with a woman who contended she couldn’t have killed her boyfriend 22 years ago because she is an amputee who wouldn’t have been able to throw a body into a river. News outlets report Susan Jean King served eight years in prison for the 1998 slaying of Kyle “Deanie” Breeden before another man confessed and her conviction was overturned. WDRB-TV reported Thursday that King’s lawsuit was dismissed after KSP agreed to pay $750,000 in damages. The agency has maintained there was no wrongdoing by the department, but King’s attorneys allege the investigation was marked by errors, false evidence and coverups.