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    He Was Wrongly Convicted When They Were Teens. Now They're Building Their Lives Together

    De'Marchoe Carpenter spent 22 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, which pulled him away from a new romance. Although he was exonerated, he struggles with anxiety from his time in prison.
    by Aisha Turner Jul 20, 2018 3 minutes
    Brandy and De'Marchoe Carpenter got married two years ago — 13 days after he was released from prison. They started dating in 1994, but before they had their first kiss, he was arrested for a crime he didn't commit.

    In the summer of 1994, in Tulsa, Okla., Brandy Carpenter, then 14, had just started dating her crush, 17-year-old De'Marchoe Carpenter.

    But before they even had their first kiss, De'Marchoe was arrested for a murder he didn't commit.

    At StoryCorps in May, De'Marchoe, 41, and Brandy, 38, remember what first drew them to each other, and the toll that prison took on their relationship.

    "You always made me laugh and you always made

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