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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...
Nearly 5 decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape in New York, new DNA testing exonerates...
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoNearly five decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape, a New York judge has overturned the...
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...
Mississippi Supreme Court blocks more DNA tests in death row case
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that a death row inmate will not be allowed to seek additional...
DNA test exonerates 2nd man in 1993 rape case
The Moultrie Observer, Ga. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 4—MOULTRIE — A Moultrie man is free — with all charges against him dismissed — after serving 21 years in prison in connection with a 1993 rape/robbery case in Moultrie. Sedrick Demetrius ...
DNA exonerates man convicted in 1975 Greenburgh rape
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe conviction of a man found guilty of the gunpoint rape of a teenager in Greenburgh nearly half a century ago was thrown out Tuesday after DNA testing...
Evidence in Larimer County's 1978 Mata murders tested for DNA after case reopens
The Coloradoan via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: This story has been updated with additional comment from District Attorney Gordon...
DNA testing leads to exoneration of California man imprisoned nearly 3 decades on kidnapping and...
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAfter a California man spent nearly three decades in prison for kidnapping, sexual assault and...