Michael Sullivan, 64, of Lowell, Mass., who was convicted of murder and armed robbery in 1987 and spend years in jail before being ruled innocent, speaks to a reporter from The Associated Press at his attorney's office, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Framingham, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Pigeons belonging to Michael Sullivan, 64, of Lowell, Mass., stand together in a cage Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Billerica, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Michael Sullivan, 64, of Lowell, Mass., who was convicted of murder and armed robbery in 1987 and spend years in jail before being ruled innocent, holds his six-year-old Yorkshire terrier "Buddy" while speaking with a reporter from The Associated Press at his attorney's office, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Framingham, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Michael Sullivan, 64, of Lowell, Mass., who was convicted of murder and armed robbery in 1987 and spend years in jail before being ruled innocent, stands near his pigeons at the home of his sister, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Billerica, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Michael Sullivan, 64, of Lowell, Mass., who was convicted of murder and armed robbery in 1987 and spend years in jail before being ruled innocent, brings feed to his pigeons at the home of his sister, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Billerica, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Michael Sullivan, 64, of Lowell, Mass., who was convicted of murder and armed robbery in 1987 and spend years in jail before being ruled innocent, displays one of his pigeons while speaking with a reporter from The Associated Press, at the home of his sister, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Billerica, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Michael Sullivan, 64, of Lowell, Mass., who was convicted of murder and armed robbery in 1987 and spend years in jail before being ruled innocent, speaks to a reporter from The Associated Press at his attorney's office, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Framingham, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)