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After 18 years behind bars for murders he swore he didn’t commit, Daniel Villegas is getting justice — and $8 million — as El Paso settles a wrongful conviction lawsuit. Arrested in 1993 for the killings of Armando Lazzo and Robert England, Villegas spent decades fighting his conviction, finally winning not guilty verdicts in 2018 after a new trial was ordered in 2013. The city chose settlement to avoid costly legal battles and appeals, while Villegas’ attorney hailed it as closure and financial security after being manipulated as a child into confessing. The case, alleging coerced confession and police misconduct, now ends with a finality the city insists isn’t an admission of guilt — but for Villegas, it’s a long-overdue victory.

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