Public case status: Exonerated; Appellate Affirmance in 2026

Christopher Dunn was convicted in 1991 of the 1990 murder of 15-year-old Ricco Rogers in St. Louis. The conviction rested heavily on testimony from teenage witnesses who later recanted.

In July 2024, a St. Louis judge vacated Dunn's conviction after finding clear and convincing evidence of actual innocence. The case was dismissed, and Dunn was released after more than 33 years in prison. In May 2026, the Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals affirmed the exoneration.

Dunn remains free and exonerated. The appellate affirmance strengthened the legal finality of the 2024 innocence ruling.

• May 18, 1990: Ricco Rogers was killed in St. Louis.
• 1991: Christopher Dunn was convicted and sentenced to life without parole.
• 2020: A judge found Dunn met the actual-innocence standard but lacked authority under then-existing law to release him.
• July 24, 2024: Judge Jason Sengheiser vacated the conviction and ordered Dunn released.
• July 31, 2024: The case was dismissed and Dunn was released.
• May 19, 2026: The Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals affirmed the exoneration.

• What accountability followed the recanted testimony and official misconduct findings?
• Will Missouri provide compensation for Dunn's decades of imprisonment?
• What evidence remains available to investigate who killed Ricco Rogers?
• What reforms can prevent similar eyewitness-driven wrongful convictions?

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