This is huge: DNA clears Riley Fox's dad who was accused of her rape and

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. . .murder.

The poor man has sat in jail for a year accused of raping and murdering his daughter, very very sad.

Official: DNA tests clear Kevin Fox

By Deborah Horan
Tribune staff reporter
Published June 17, 2005, 1:13 PM CDT

Charges will be dropped today against Kevin Fox, accused of the sexual assault and murder of his 3-year-old daughter Riley, according to an official in the Will County state's attorney's office.

"The DNA test results are in, and it looks like it's going to exclude Kevin Fox," said the official, who asked not to be identified.

The results were returned Thursday and are to be disclosed at a 1:30 p.m. emergency hearing requested by the state's attorney's office at the Will County courthouse in Joliet, the official said.

He was not prepared to say if the test data implicate anyone else, noting other DNA tests need to be done.
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