Alaska Native man who maintained innocence in murder of white teen settles for $11.5 million after 2 decades in prison

Marvin Roberts, an Alaska Native man wrongfully convicted in the 1997 murder of a white teenager, has reached an $11.5 million settlement with Fairbanks, alleging racial bias in his case, which saw him and three others imprisoned for nearly two decades. This settlement marks the last agreement for the so-called Fairbanks Four, following the vacating of their convictions in 2015, although it does not imply liability by the city. Roberts expressed that the settlement provides him freedom and time with his family, while the Fairbanks Police continue to treat the murder case as active.