Tests reveal DNA evidence in executed Arkansas inmate's case (not from the executed man)

[Nevilledog]

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DNA testing from a 1993 killing in Arkansas has revealed genetic material from a male other than the inmate executed for the murder 4 years ago https://katv.com/news/local/tests-reveal-dna-evidence-in-executed-arkansas-inmates-case

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DNA testing from a 1993 killing in Arkansas has revealed genetic material from a male other than the inmate executed for the murder four years ago.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Innocence Project on Friday released summaries of the testing of evidence from the 1993 murder of Debra Reese. Ledell Lee, who was convicted of her murder, was one of four inmates executed by Arkansas in 2017.

The city of Jacksonville last year agreed to allow new tests on fingerprints and DNA evidence after the groups had sued. Lee was the first of four inmates Arkansas executed in April 2017 before its supply of a lethal injection drug expired.

[elleng]

1. THIS is why I went to law school.

[MLAA]

2. Heartbreaking and makes me made as hell.

[MerryHolidays]

3. Awful...and that is a most odd picture. nt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ledell_Lee

[Archae]

4. So we had misconduct by the judge, and now DNA says the guy didn't do it.

Arkansas should be charged with murder.

[pandr32]

5. Bloody hell

[Bettie]

6. Yet another example of why

we should not have a death penalty.

[RockRaven]

7. Tragic, outrageous, and TOTALLY unsurprising to anyone who has paid the slightest bit of attention.

Capital punishment in America is fucked up. In theory, in practice, retrospectively, prospectively.

[Iggo]

8. This is why.

[roamer65]

9. The family should sue and bankrupt the state of AR.