A Kentucky man sentenced to life behind bars after being wrongfully convicted over the “satanic killing” of a teen girl 30 years ago has been awarded a record $24.35 million payout.
Jeffrey Clark accused cops and a former coroner of conspiring to wrongfully imprison him for 22.5 years before being awarded the substantial payout — and $75,000 in damages — last Wednesday, according to his lawyers.
“I finally feel like I am able to wake up from a 34-year nightmare,” he said following a successful civil case.
He and his pal Keith Hardin were convicted in 1995 of killing Rhonda Sue Warford, 19, who was Hardin’s girlfriend.
