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However, the prosecution has been unable to locate the two witnesses who had incriminated him, prompting Judge Olarte's decision to free Palma.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

The case against Mr. Dailey, now 73, leaned heavily on the testimony of jailhouse informants who said Mr. Dailey had incriminated himself.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2019

“I feel like, where is my integrity? I don’t stand for anything? That was taken from me,” said Prince, who was released last year after a witness recanted a statement that had incriminated him.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2018

He said his wife was the one who had incriminated his sister and he had to back up his wife.

From Chicago Tribune • Oct. 14, 2014

She had incriminated herself by telling an untruth.

From Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's by Goss, John