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After nearly 12 years behind bars for a murder she didn’t commit, Acacia Lyn-Darr is suing Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office officials and a Colorado Springs detective for malicious prosecution — alleging they fabricated evidence, coerced witnesses, and hid exonerating facts. Convicted in 2009 without physical proof, her case relied on testimony from a co-defendant who later admitted he was drugged, sleep-deprived, and pressured to implicate her — and another witness who claimed she was threatened with prison and losing custody of her newborn if she didn’t name Lyn-Darr. The lawsuit reveals how investigators ignored contradictory evidence and even humiliated Lyn-Darr during her own interrogation, while forcing her into a men’s prison as a transgender woman. Despite her exoneration and the serious claims, none of the officers have faced discipline — some still work for their departments, including one running for sheriff. A federal hearing is set for November as Lyn-Darr seeks justice for the devastating toll of wrongful imprisonment.

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