Curtis Flowers, wrongfully convicted man who was on death row, dies at 56
Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Mississippi who was wrongfully convicted multiple times when he was tried six times for the same crime by the same prosecutor, has died. He was 56.
Flowers' family confirmed that he died Wednesday at his home in Winona, Mississippi, attorney Rob McDuff told CBS News on Thursday.
No cause of death was given, said McDuff, who was part of Flowers' legal team. CBS News has reached out to the coroner.
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