A federal jury in Las Vegas has awarded more than $34 million to a woman who served more than 15 years in prison for a 2001 killing she did not commit
Kirstin Lobato reacts outside of the Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse in Las Vegas with her attorneys Elizabeth Wang and David Owens Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Lobato, who spent 15 years behind bars for the killing of a homeless man, was awarded $34 million in her lawsuit against the Metropolitan Police Department and two retired detectives who she said fabricated evidence against her in a 2001 murder.
“It’s been an uphill battle with many, many obstacles,” she told reporters. “And I’m happy that it’s all finally finished.” The civil trial jury found Las Vegas police and two detectives, now retired, fabricated evidence during their investigation and intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon Lobato. The panel determined that Lobato should receive $34 million in compensatory damages from the department and $10,000 in punitive damages from each former detective.
No physical evidence or witnesses connected Lobato to the killing, and she maintained she never met Bailey. But police maintained she confessed in jail that she had killed a man who tried to rape her during a three-day methamphetamine binge.
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