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Man Pardoned in 1955 Killing of Wife Sues Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A man convicted and later pardoned in the 1955 rape and killing of his wife in their Lincoln home has sued the state for wrongful conviction.

Darrel Parker, now 79 and living in Moline, Ill., says in his lawsuit that authorities coerced him into confessing he killed his 21-year-old wife, Nancy.

Parker was convicted of first-degree murder and served 13 years in prison. He was pardoned in 1991.

The lawsuit filed this past week in Lancaster County District Court seeks $500,000.

Parker had filed a claim earlier this year under Nebraska's wrongful-conviction law but didn't get a response. That cleared the way for his lawsuit.

The Nebraska Attorney General's Office declined to comment on the lawsuit.

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