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Curtis in huntsville, texas is the reverend maggard. and also a member of the innocence project. they have 251 inmates out of prison with dna testing. that means they were incorrectly convicted. based on some of the evidence, texas authorities say he was found close by wearing heavily bloodstained jeans and socks bearing a gash on his right hand. authorities also say blood on the shirt he was wearing at the time of the arrest was twilas and her sons. nina, isnt that incriminating? >> one thing w...

Until the advent of dna testing that i had any hope that i would obtain my own freedom. it took many more years, but it did happen. thats why im here to represent to the principle that law enforcement has a obligation to do dna testing even if there is exculpatory evidence. and let the chips fall where they may. >> larry: youre not judging hank guilty or innocent. you want the dna to be entered. >> thats correct. i think hank has a compelling case of innocence. the state of texas has an obligati...

Execution for a condemned texas inmate who is requesting dna testing of evidence in his case. henry hank skinner was originally scheduled to be executed by lethal injection this evening for the 1993 murder of his live-in girlfriend and her two sons. larry king has an exclusive interview with his wife. thats tonight at 9:00 eastern. a popular manufacturer of those widely used baby slings is now recalling more than a million of them after three infants died. the consumer products safety commissi...

Because that is -- that paint will crackle. >> reporter: steven has been following the gardner heist for "the boston globe." >> they missed a michelangelo and they took something two steps away that had nowhere near the value. >> reporter: but the question remains who is behind the biggest art heist in history. over the past 20 years, there have been wild theories. was it a fugitive mob boss? an eccentric art collector or work of local criminals? >> theres so many good suspects. its like an agat...

An eccentric art collector or work of local criminals? >> its like an agatha christy novel sitting around in the living room. >> reporter: fbi special agent jeffrey kelly on the case for eight years says dna testing is now in play. but wont reveal details." the boston globe" reports, investigators may be analyzing the duct tape used to silence the guard. if theres sweat on the tape, theres a possibility of a dna match. and the break investigators have been hope for for 20 years. why do you think...

Welcome back. our medical mystery this week is something that ive been fascinated by for some time. what killed king tut? why should you care? how could this possibly impact you? first of all, let me give you background. king tut was young when he died. they speculated around 17 to 19 years old. theres been a mystery for some time in the scientific community surrounding what actually killed him. some thought he was murdered. there was a hole in his head, after all. it turns out that was from a m...

We had a producer on the phone talking with them. during that conversation, that facebook page disappeared. facebook taking it down today after 6:00 p.m. eastern. joining us now is nbcs andrea mitchell. thank you for being here, helping us to sort this out. >> it is so crazy. the whole thing is to crazy and so tragic. but, clearly, a criminal act. the fbi and domestic, not terrorism, not the cia. >> and that decision was made very early in the day. >> very early. they figured it out -- the key c...

Major general james spider marks, thank you for your perspective on this, we appreciate it. our correspondent conor powell, youve been seeing his reports, just dynamic over there now, hes embedded with the marines on the front lines in marjah, afghanistan, as they fight the taliban there. you can log on to fox foxnews.com/live shots to read his latest reports from afghanistan, thats right, up to the minute reporting right from the field. its great. go there. jon: from up to the minute to ancient...

>> reporter: some problems, exactly who gets fired, thats not clear, the teachers unions fear this is a backdoor to charter schools but one thing, connecticut and north carolina is catching on, and finally, principals may have to listen to parents. har hair william la jeunesse, thank you very much. nato and afghan troops pushing deep into taliban territory, u.s. marines encountering less resistance as theyre fanning out through compounds and fields in marjah, but human shields are the big proble...

Researchers using dna testing are finding out fascinating stuff about tutankhamen. since his tomb was discovered in egypt in 19 92. he was died when he was 9 years old. earlier speculation was that he was murdered or fell from a chariot or kicked by a horse, but now scientists believe they have figured it out. they have ruled out murder, and now they say that malaria along with complications from a leg fracture led to the death. they are excited at having solved the mystery. >> what we are an no...