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Elmer 'Geronimo' Pratt released from prison after 27 years. (former Black Panther leader)

From: Jet  |  Date: 6/30/1997

Pratt was released after a judge overturned a 1972 murder conviction, ruling that evidence favoring Pratt was suppressed by the Los Angeles District Attorney's office. Pratt has vowed to help find the murderer of Caroline Olsen.

After he was in jail for 27 years, former Black Panther Party leader Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt was recently released on $25,000 bail.

Pratt, 49, was cheered by more than 200 family members, friends and supporters as he walked from the Orange County Jail in ...

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