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All you provided were examples of where it can and does happen (which I do not disagree with, and never have), not at what rate/percentage. Your challenge for me to provide percentages and/or rates is a dishonest challenge as 1) it's not the same that you provided, and 2) as these numbers don't exist because nobody takes the time to compile them (according to pretty much everything I have read), for either your point-of-view or mine.I'll concede that you could have a serial killer repeatedly plant evidence and get innocent people convicted multiple times. However, I again emphasize analysis of the probabilities of events happening. The chances of that happening pales in comparison to the odds of a true killer getting out and killing again. I've provided links to multiple cases to support my side, including many after the significant advances in forensic science. Let's see your evidence that more people are wrongfully convicted of murder over the last 20 years than the number of second chance murders.
If you need evidence of the numbers of the wrongfully convicted, the Innocence Project would be a good starting point. As of today, 303 exonerations so far... in a time period far shorter than the list(s) you provided.