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Tankleff tells '48 Hours' retrial scares him

Martin Tankleff said in his first national television interview that the prospect of being retried on murder charges is "scary" but promised to prove his innocence with the same zeal employed in his struggle to get out of prison.

"If I spent 17 years of my life fighting for my freedom, I'd fight constantly to make sure that my vindication occurred," Tankleff told "48 Hours Mystery" in an...

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