Two Men Convicted of Assassinating Malcolm X to Be Exonerated

Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam were convicted of killing Malcolm X 55 years ago, and now the two men will be exonerated over evidence withheld by the FBI and the NYPD, the New York Times reports.

Aziz and Islam, who were previously known as Nation of Islam members Norman 3X Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson, are expected to have their convictions tossed according to the men’s lawyers and the Manhattan district attorney. The news comes after a 22-month investigation from the lawyers and the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which deduced that prosecutors, the New York Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation withheld evidence that could have led to Aziz and Islam’s acquittal.

This story is being updated.