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How a Skyrim Username Error Left an Innocent Man to Serve 18 Months in Jail

An innocent Canadian man was wrongly imprisoned for 18 months due to a misspelling of his username, which was inspired by the game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Wisconsin police mistakenly identified him based on the incorrect username.

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