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Hit in DNA database exonerates man 47 years after wrongful rape conviction
CBS News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA New York man was officially exonerated on Tuesday 47 years after he was found guilty of rape in...
DNA test exonerates a Dallas man who spent 25 years in prison over Deep Ellum murder
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoMartin Santillan was 23 in 1998 when a jury sent him to prison for life for the murder of Damond...
DNA exonerates 72-year-old, overturns longest wrongful conviction in US, officials say
Miami Herald via AOL· 8 months agoOfficers in search of a rape suspect arrested Leonard Mack 48 years ago — when he matched the...
Tests find Samuel Herring's DNA on rape victim's clothing amid questions about 1984 attack
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNew testing has confirmed the presence of Samuel Herring’s DNA on several items of clothing worn by...
'I feel exonerated': After 35 years, Oklahoma man's conviction vacated thanks to DNA
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 7 months agoADA — A district judge ruled Tuesday to vacate the conviction of a man advocates say was wrongfully...
Lexington may start paying a private lab for DNA testing for violent crimes. Here’s why
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 week agoLexington may soon use a private lab for its DNA testing for violent crimes due to a backlog at the...
Newly released DNA evidence points to key suspect in Kim Thomas’ long-unsolved murder
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNewly released DNA results provide potentially incriminating evidence in the decades-old mystery...
Court dismisses 1990 Dallas sex assault conviction after DNA testing exonerates defendant
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTyrone Day was sentenced to 40 years in prison and was released on parole after serving about 26...
Rapid City man convicted of double murder in 1980s granted new trial after DNA testing
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Rapid City man convicted for murdering his wife and mother-in-law in 1983 has been granted a new...
U.S. Supreme Court mulls Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed's DNA testing bid
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday wrestled over whether Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed was...