Richard Gagnon

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Charge:	First Degree Murder and Burglary
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole
Years Imprisoned:	7.83
Year Crime:	2005
Year Convicted:	2008
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	South Carolina
County or Region of Crime:	Horry
City of Crime:	Nixonville
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Richard Gagnon was wrongly convicted on March 13, 2008 of a double murder and burglary of the victim's home that occurred on April 12, 2005 in Horry County, South Carolina. Gagnon was sentenced to life in prison without parole."
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Age When Imprisoned:	32
Age When Released:	40
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Charges dismissed against Richard Gagnon in 2005 double slaying of Horry County couple, By Tonya Root, The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina), April 24, 2015"
Information Location 1:	http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article19392525.html
Information Source 2:	"Bond set at $50,000 for Gagnon, convicted of 2005 double murder in Horry County, By Tonya Root, The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina), February 14, 2013"
Information Location 2:	http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article16642106.html
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Richard Gagnon

Charge:

First Degree Murder and Burglary

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment without possibility of parole

Years Imprisoned:

7.83

Year Crime:

2005

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

South Carolina

County or Region of Crime:

Horry

City of Crime:

Nixonville

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Richard Gagnon was wrongly convicted on March 13, 2008 of a double murder and burglary of the victim's home that occurred on April 12, 2005 in Horry County, South Carolina. Gagnon was sentenced to life in prison without parole."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

32

Age When Released:

40

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Charges dismissed against Richard Gagnon in 2005 double slaying of Horry County couple, By Tonya Root, The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina), April 24, 2015"

Information Location 1:

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article19392525.html

Information Source 2:

"Bond set at $50,000 for Gagnon, convicted of 2005 double murder in Horry County, By Tonya Root, The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina), February 14, 2013"

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http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article16642106.html

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