DeWayne McKinney
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DeWayne McKinney was an ATM
Automated teller machine
An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...

 entrepreneur and wrongfully convicted and imprisoned man.

Murder trial

McKinney was found guilty the 1980 Orange County, Calif., killing of Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...

 manager Walter Horace Bell Jr. after four employees identified him in court as the gunman, he was sent to prison in 1981.

Exoneration

McKinney was released in January 2000 when new evidence was revealed that exonerated him. Two other men admitted their guilt for the crime and two of the eyewitnesses that identified him as the gunman recanted their testimonies.

Leaving prison after more than 19 years, he received a $1,000,000 settlement from his wrongful conviction lawsuit.

Business career

He invested his money in becoming an ATM owner in the Los Angeles, CA area. While visiting Hawaii on vacation, he noticed a need in the market for more ATMs to serve the tourism industry. He became the second largest owner of ATMs in Hawaii.

Death

He died October 7, 2008, at the age of 47, in a motor vehicle accident in Honolulu, HI.
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