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Evidence needed to exonerate West Memphis Three missing
The West Memphis Three: It s a case that caught national attention for decades. Today, defense attorneys are still fighting to solve who killed three young children. Author: Mercedes Mackay Updated: 7:00 PM CDT July 12, 2021
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. It s a case that caught national attention for decades, the West Memphis Three.
Attorneys said evidence recently needed for DNA testing is missing.
Patrick Benca, one of Damien Echols s attorneys, said he fears missing this evidence will never prove innocence for the West Memphis Three.
It s a case that started in 1993 when three young children were murdered, but 28 years later, Benca said the fight to solve this case continues despite this most recent snag.
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Armed man killed by UAMS officer, state police say
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Ashton Eley
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July 12, 2021 at 4:28 a.m.
Arkansas State Police investigate a crime scene outside the UAMS Emergency Room on Monday, July 12, 2021. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Stephen Swofford)
A UAMS police officer shot and killed a Sheridan man who had a gun around 12:40 p.m. Monday outside the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Hospital Emergency Department, according to Arkansas State Police.
UAMS police officers approached Bobby Hollingshead, 59, as he exited a truck near the hospital emergency entrance. Hollingshead had a gun and directed police officers to stay away, according to a state police news release.
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