'Justice can prevail' — Man has conviction overturned in Texas for murder of Limerick priest

He will automatically be entitled to a lump sum of up to $2.6m for the 40 years he has spent either in prison or on parole

James Reyos was convicted in 1983 after he falsely admitted to the murder, before recanting. Photo: Facebook/The Innocence Project

An Apache American convicted 40 years ago of the murder of a Limerick priest has been exonerated.

Fr Patrick Ryan, 49, from Doon, was found naked, bound and beaten to death in his motel room in Odessa in Texas in December 1981. He had booked into the motel under the pseudonym John Killey.