Butler, left, and Johnson, right. Norman 3X Butler, 26, suspect in the slaying of black nationalist leader Malcolm X, is escorted by detectives at police headquarters at 240 Centre Street after his arrest, in New York, Feb. 26, 1965. Police called Butler an "enforcer" for the Muslim Nation of Islam. (AP Photo) Thomas 15X Johnson, center, is booked as the third suspect in the slaying of black nationalist leader Malcolm X, in New York, March 3, 1965. Johnson served in the elite guard circle of Elijah Muhammad's Muslim organization. Like the other two suspects, Johnson was booked on homicide charges. Detective John Keeley is at right. (AP Photo)
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2 men convicted of killing Malcolm X exonerated
Two men convicted of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X were exonerated during a court hearing after a half-century effort to clear their names. CNN's Athena Jones reports.
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Butler, left, and Johnson, right. Norman 3X Butler, 26, suspect in the slaying of black nationalist leader Malcolm X, is escorted by detectives at police headquarters at 240 Centre Street after his arrest, in New York, Feb. 26, 1965. Police called Butler an "enforcer" for the Muslim Nation of Islam. (AP Photo) Thomas 15X Johnson, center, is booked as the third suspect in the slaying of black nationalist leader Malcolm X, in New York, March 3, 1965. Johnson served in the elite guard circle of Elijah Muhammad's Muslim organization. Like the other two suspects, Johnson was booked on homicide charges. Detective John Keeley is at right. (AP Photo)
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