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This Oct. 24, 2019, photo shows a collection of newspaper clippings on the progress of the murder trail against Myon Burrell in the stray-bullet killing of Tyesha Edwards in Minneapolis. Sentenced to life after a young black girl was killed by a stray bullet, Burrell's story has been told - and told again - by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar while trumpeting her tough-on-crime record as a top Minneapolis prosecutor. But a year-long Associated Press investigation discovered major flaws and inconsistencies in the case, raising questions about whether the 16-year-old alleged shooter may have been wrongly convicted. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

This Oct. 24, 2019, photo shows a collection of newspaper clippings on the progress of the murder trail against Myon Burrell in the stray-bullet killing of Tyesha Edwards in Minneapolis. Sentenced to life after a young black girl was killed by a stray bullet, Burrell's story has been told - and told again - by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar while trumpeting her tough-on-crime record as a top Minneapolis prosecutor. But a year-long Associated Press investigation discovered major fla…

March 3, 2020

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Imprisoned for life as a teen, Myon Burrell finds his voice
March 3, 2020 5 a.m.

Imprisoned for life as a teen, Myon Burrell finds his voice

BAYPORT, Minn. (AP) — When he was just a teenager, Myon Burrell lost his identity, his voice and even his name.