January 11, 2012
DNA Evidence Links Murder Case With Mayflower-Era Family – TIME
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DNA Evidence Links Murder Case With Mayflower-Era Family
TIME By Tim Newcomb | @tdnewcomb | January 11, 2012 | + Sketches of the possible suspect, drawn over the years since the crime was first reported. Forgive Seattle-area sheriff's deputies if they spend a little time in the history books these days. … DNA identifies suspect in 1991 Wash. killing as distant relative of Mayflower … Mayflower Relative Sought in '91 Wash. Killing DNA connects 1991 killing to a Mayflower family |
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January 10, 2012
DNA evidence links 1991 Sarah Yarborough murder to Colonial Mass. family – CBS News
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DNA evidence links 1991 Sarah Yarborough murder to Colonial Mass. family
CBS News (CBS) – Genealogy records may help Seattle-area sheriff's deputies find a suspect in a 20-year-old murder case after connecting DNA evidence from a crime-scene sample to a 17th-century Massachusetts family. CNN reports that the DNA sample was recovered … DNA links 1991 killing to Colonial-era family Sarah Yarborough murder: Could DNA linked to 17th century Mayflower family … |
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November 11, 2011
DNA evidence links Appleton man to three 1989 ‘cold case’ rapes – Appleton Post Crescent
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DNA evidence links Appleton man to three 1989 'cold case' rapes
Appleton Post Crescent APPLETON — Police say DNA evidence shows a man convicted on a series of financial crimes in June raped two girls and a woman in Appleton in 1989. Police referred Roman A. Zareczny, 55, an inmate of the Outagamie County Jail, to the district attorney's … |
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November 4, 2011
Man exonerated after accuser recants, DA’s office discovers evidence was withheld – Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog)
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Man exonerated after accuser recants, DA's office discovers evidence was withheld
Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog) Another 22 men have been cleared by DNA evidence since the state began allowing post-conviction genetic testing in 2001. Duke and the cases of at least three others involved withholding evidence. Prosecutors are required by law to release evidence that … |
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October 25, 2011
Iowa man serving 25 years for kidnapping woman appeals, saying new evidence … – The Republic
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Iowa man serving 25 years for kidnapping woman appeals, saying new evidence …
The Republic AP MASON CITY, Iowa — A Mason City man sentenced to up to 25 years for second-degree kidnapping has applied for post-conviction relief in Cerro Gordo County District Court. Michael Jon Winters pleaded guilty in January to using a rifle in forcing a … |
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October 18, 2011
Lost murder evidence is found – Statesman Journal
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Lost murder evidence is found
Statesman Journal "It was overturned based upon a stipulated agreement between myself and the Oregon Department of Justice wherein they granted my entire petition for post-conviction (relief). And within that petition, I attacked all of their physical evidence. … Oregon Justice Department finds missing evidence thought lost from notorious … |
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October 17, 2011
Oregon Justice Department finds missing evidence thought lost from notorious … – OregonLive.com
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Oregon Justice Department finds missing evidence thought lost from notorious …
OregonLive.com In 2005, he filed a petition for post-conviction relief in which he argued that he didn't get adequate legal representation. Specifically, Cannon claimed his former attorney failed to challenge the ballistics evidence provided at trial by the … |
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Evidence involving once-convicted now-free triple murderer found, Attorney …
KOIN Local 6 After Cannon's initial appeals were denied, he filed a petition for Post Conviction Relief seeking a new trial on multiple grounds. That case was handled by the Department of Justice Trial Division. In 2009, DOJ agreed to grant Cannon a new trial in … |
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Texas inmate cleared by DNA evidence freed after 25 years
USA Today Morton could get as much as $2 million from the state in payment for wrongful conviction. The American-Statesman quotes Houston lawyer John Raley, who represented Morton, as saying his client is "thrilled." "He's eager to be released, … Michael Morton prison release ahead, Wilco murder investigation continues Texas Man Imprisoned For Wife's Death To Be Freed Texas and Region |
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DNA evidence leads to arrest in 20-year-old Redding homicide
Sacramento Bee (blog) Brian Eric Norton is being held on a no-bail warrant accusing him of murder in the death of Despina Magioudis, according to a Redding Police Department news release. Magioudis, 53, was found in a field on the north side of East Cypress on Aug. … |
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