Detroit police have failed to follow through on a promise to investigate a retired homicide detective accused of misconduct that led to false confessions and wrongful convictions, the latest frustration for exonerated men demanding accountability.

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Two metro Detroit families have filed federal lawsuits accusing cops in Detroit and Warren of storming into their homes without warrants, beating or assaulting residents who had not committed crimes, and then pursuing criminal charges that were later dismissed.

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CNN has picked up Metro Times’s reporting on retired Detroit homicide Detective Barbara Simon, bringing national attention to a scandal that has led to multiple exonerations, millions of dollars in settlements, and mounting calls for a full review of the cases she handled.

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A former Detroit homicide detective whose interrogation tactics have led to exonerations and multimillion-dollar settlements is now connected to another vacated conviction.

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Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said Friday he will no longer seek to fire two cops who called U.S. Border Patrol during separate traffic stops, supporting instead a 30-day unpaid suspension imposed by the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners.

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