Omar Raddad was convicted in the 1991 killing of a wealthy widow, but scant evidence and a grammatical error sowed doubts about his guilt. He sought a retrial based on new DNA evidence.
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Judges in France Order the Reopening of an Enduring Murder Mystery
The conviction of Omar Raddad in the killing of a socialite in the French Riviera three decades ago will be re-examined after his lawyers presented new DNA evidence they say exonerates him.
A Socialite, a Gardener, a Message in Blood: The Murder That Still Grips France
The victim was a socialite. A message in her blood accused the gardener. But a grammatical error raised questions of class and language — and whether he was being framed.