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Wrongfully Imprisoned for 43 Years, Vedam Released—Then Detained Again

10/31/2025

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Subramanyam Vedam, an Indian-origin man wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years, was released from a Pennsylvania state prison on October 3, 2025.
He was immediately placed in federal custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a decades-old deportation order tied to his overturned murder conviction.
New evidence revealed prosecutorial misconduct, leading to the August 2025 reversal of Vedam's 1982 conviction for the 1980 murder of Thomas Kinser.

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Subramanyam Vedam, an Indian-origin man wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years, was released from a Pennsylvania state prison on October 3, 2025.
He was immediately placed in federal custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a decades-old deportation order tied to his overturned murder conviction.
New evidence revealed prosecutorial misconduct, leading to the August 2025 reversal of Vedam's 1982 conviction for the 1980 murder of Thomas Kinser.