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State media reported today that murderer Mellanson Harris is now a free man after serving 30 years in Prison.
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He is responsible for one of Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s most notorious killing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harris was convicted of killing 4 tourists on the Challenger yacht in 1994.<\/p>

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Harris and his accomplice Marvin Joseph had their sentences commuted after the death penalty was deemed unconstitutional. <\/p>

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His co-accused remains in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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State media reported today that murderer Mellanson Harris is now a free man after serving 30 years in Prison. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATS APP GROUP He is responsible for one of Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s most notorious killing. Harris was convicted of killing 4 tourists on the Challenger yacht in 1994. 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