"A Pennsylvania man who was recently exonerated after spending more than four decades behind bars has now been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) and faces possible deportation to India. Earlier this month, Centre county's district attorney dismissed murder charges against 64-year-old Subramanyam Subu Vedam. However, shortly after his exoneration, Vedam was detained by Ice based on a 1988 deportation order tied to his now-vacated convictions."
"More than 40 years ago, Vedam was convicted of the murder of Tom Kinser, a 19-year-old college student who went missing from State College in 1980. Kinser's body was discovered nine months later in a wooded area with a bullet wound in his skull. Kinser and Vedam were former classmates and had lived together briefly as roommates. On the day Kinser disappeared, Vedam asked for a ride. Kinser's car was later found parked in its usual spot, though no one saw it being returned."
Subramanyam Subu Vedam was exonerated and had murder charges dismissed after more than four decades behind bars. Vedam was originally convicted in 1983 for the 1980 disappearance and later discovery of Tom Kinser, a 19-year-old college student found with a bullet wound. Vedam and Kinser were former classmates who briefly lived together, and Vedam asked for a ride the day Kinser disappeared. Authorities seized Vedam's passport and green card and denied bail, labeling him a foreigner likely to flee. Vedam maintained innocence, continued appeals, and benefitted from new evidence in 2021 that contributed to his exoneration. Shortly after dismissal of charges, Vedam was taken into ICE custody under a 1988 deportation order tied to his vacated convictions.
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