Free Philip Vance

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Philip Vance is innocent and soon the world will know because his day in court is coming! He was imprisoned because he was Black and poor and didn’t have the money for a competent lawyer to defend him against a racist criminal punishment system. 

Philip’s case is a clear example of wrongful conviction. There was no ballistic or DNA evidence tying Philip to the crime scene.  An eyewitness reported hearing a masked man yelling something in Spanish as he fled the store the night of the murder. Philip does not speak Spanish.

The state’s case relied on coerced testimony by the police and jailhouse informants who benefited from lying. Eight of the state’s witnesses have signed affidavits recanting their statements.  One informant was a sister of one of the investigating police officers.

The police officers who lied on the stand and railroaded Philip were part of the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Metro Gang Strike Force. The MGSF were found so corrupt, the FBI disbanded the unit.

Philip Vance and his family, friends, and supporters are asking for the State of Minnesota and Dakota County Attorney, Kathy Keena, to investigate the officers who set Vance up and talk to the many informants who have recanted because they were coerced and manipulated.

After twenty-one years in prison for a crime that he did not commit, it’s time to #FreePhilipVance!

Please share this website and the GoFundMe with your family and friends so we can ensure that Philip Vance has the legal representation he deserves!

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