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Men who were lynched more than a century ago are innocent, judge finds

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The men were Charles Allie Thompson , William Thompson and William Grayson .

Each was killed in rural Culpeper County , which is about 75 miles ( 121 kilometers ) from Washington .

Circuit Court Judge Dale B. Durrer on Monday found that the men “were and remain to this day innocent of their charges”.

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