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Ongoing investigation. why didnt lees attorney get the dna testing? did you ask for dna testing? >> we did. we asked for dna testing and with the innocence project. and it was denied. >> reporter: the judge wright among those that denied the request saying witnesses and other evidence tied lee to the murder and in his mind dna wasnt likely to make any difference. >> the judicial standard of review is whether or not it was likely to and my decision was that it wasnt likely to change the verdict. ...

Is at stake, this should be the norm, but in so many places, across so many states, its not the norm. rather, the norm is for actors within the legal system, prosecutors, judges, to resist conducting dna testing in these cases. its a trend that has got to be reversed. you know, to date, weve had 185 innocent people be exonerated off death rows across the country. its a staggering number. for every eight people that we execute, we exonerate one person off death row. i mean, imagine if, you know, ...

>> my dying words will always be, as it has been, i am an innocent man. >> four years after lees execution, new dna evidence may exonerate him. the murder weapon was recently tested for dna for the first time. last month, that test found the dna of someone else. lees attorney tried to get the weapon tested before the execution, but a judge blocked it. im joined now by laura nirider, shes a clinical professor of law at northwestern and codirector of the center on wrongful convictions. thank you f...

Massachusetts rape survivors plead for 1980s cases to be reopened Share Updated: 12:01 AM EDT Apr 30, 2021 Karen Anderson & Kevin Rothstein Share Updated: 12:01 AM EDT Apr 30, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript >> I WOULD LIKE MY CASE TO BE REOPENED. I DONT WANT IT TO BE JUST SITTING ON A SHELF ANYMORE. >> The Reporter: A REQUEST FOR ACTION FROM TWO RAPE SURVIVORS. >> PLEASE, REOPEN MY CASE. >> The Reporter: IT WAS TWO DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS, 1989. THE ...

Police say DNA backlog at forensic laboratories is being dealt with 26 April 2021 - 11:31 Image: 123RF/Felipe Caparros Cruz The SA Police Service management has reassured the nation that while the backlog in the forensic laboratories is being handled with the urgency it deserves, priority is given to DNA samples required for court cases, especially those related to gender-based violence (GBV) cases, and DNA samples needed for the identification of people for burials. Last mont...

TikToker Shares Shocking Moment She Learned She Was Dating Her Cousin On 4/12/21 at 11:45 AM EDT While DNA testing kits have several benefits for users, they can also come with unexpected, and uncomfortable, downsides. Specifically, some people have reported learning that they are actually related to their romantic partners. TikTok user @mattilathehun has experienced this particular problem firsthand, as documented in last weeks now-viral post. "For my birthday last year, my ex got me one of th...

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On Tuesday night, Bucks County prosecutors presented the genome sequencing and DNA test results that they used to positively identify the victim as Todd, who was 17 when she died, 6ABC reported.  An investigation that began with a forensic sculpture in 1988 took leaps forward with the aid of DNA analysis, enabling authorities to raise new questions about the circumstances that led to Todds death. "Pregnant ladies don’t just fall into wells and die," Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weint...

DA to lodge human rights complaint against police and lab over DNA test backlog 08 March 2021 - 14:50 The backlog at the National Forensic Science Laboratory stands at close to 173,000 cases, which the DA says is a violation of victims rights. Stock photo. Image: 123RF/Felipe Caparros Cruz The DA is to lodge a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) against police and the National Forensic Science Laboratory (NFSL) over worsening backlogs in DNA testing. D...