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New Hearing for Convicted Murderer Amid Witness Recantations

10/25/2025

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Quincy Cross, convicted in 2008 for Jessica Currin's murder, has a new evidentiary hearing after witnesses recanted.
The case concerns Jessica Currin, an 18-year-old mother found dead in Mayfield, Kentucky, in 2000.
The Kentucky Innocence Project argues Cross was wrongfully convicted and cites exonerating evidence.
The evidentiary hearing is set for November 25, 2025, drawing renewed attention from ABC's 20/20.

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Story summary

Quincy Cross, convicted in 2008 for Jessica Currin's murder, has a new evidentiary hearing after witnesses recanted.
The case concerns Jessica Currin, an 18-year-old mother found dead in Mayfield, Kentucky, in 2000.
The Kentucky Innocence Project argues Cross was wrongfully convicted and cites exonerating evidence.
The evidentiary hearing is set for November 25, 2025, drawing renewed attention from ABC's 20/20.