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Native Hawaiian brothers say police framed them for a tourist’s murder in 1991

  • Two Native Hawaiian brothers allege police framed them for the 1991 murder of Dana Ireland in a federal lawsuit filed in Honolulu.
  • The lawsuit claims police misconduct included ignoring new DNA evidence that identified a new suspect who later died.
  • Ian Schweitzer was released in 2023 after spending over two decades in prison, while his brother Shawn took a plea deal.
  • The lawsuit seeks damages for violations of their constitutional rights and names multiple defendants, including Hawaii County and police officials.
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Two Hawaiian Brothers Say That Police Framed Them in a 1991 Murder - Overpasses For America

Two brothers who were convicted in the 1991 rape and murder of a tourist in Hawaii filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday claiming that the police had framed them and then bungled an investigation that could have brought the true killer to justice. Albert Schweitzer, who goes by his middle name Ian, served 23 years in prison for a life sentence before newly discovered DNA evidence cleared his name and he was freed in 2023. His brother, Shawn Schweit…

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Brothers Exonerated In Hawaiʻi Murder Case Sue Big Island Police

Albert Ian and Shawn Schweitzer say police framed them for the 1991 rape and murder of a tourist on the Big Island.

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Schweitzers sue Hawaii County over Dana Ireland case convictions | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Two brothers wrongly convicted for the Dec. 24, 1991, abduction, rape and murder of Dana Ireland have filed a federal lawsuit claiming their civil rights were violated by Hawaii County and its police department.

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Schweitzer brothers sue Hawaii County agencies for malicious prosecution, conspiracy

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Brothers Ian and Shawn Schweitzer filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, naming staff in the Hawaii County Police Department, including the police chief and deputy police chief, an investigator in the prosecutorʻs office as well as the County of Hawaii, alleging malicious prosecution, violations of due process, infliction of emotional distress and conspiracy. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for …

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Native Hawaiian brothers say police framed them for a tourist's murder in 1991

HONOLULU (AP) — Two Native Hawaiian brothers who were convicted in the 1991 killing of a woman visiting Hawaii allege in a federal lawsuit that local

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Schweitzer brothers file federal civil rights lawsuit seeking monetary damages - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Two brothers wrongly convicted for the Dec. 24, 1991, abduction, rape and murder of Dana Ireland have filed a federal lawsuit claiming their civil rights were violated by Hawaii County and its police department.

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Hawaii Tribune-Herald broke the news in on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
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