Prosecutor agrees to let a second man on Floridaâs death row do DNA testing
Henry Sireci, like Tommy Zeigler, has been on death row 45 years
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A second inmate on Floridaâs death row has been granted DNA testing by the Orange County state attorney.
Henry Sireci, 72, had sought the testing for almost two decades. Earlier this month, State Attorney Monique H. Worrell agreed to grant his request.
Worrell also is supporting DNA testing in the case of Tommy Zeigler, 75. Both men have been on death row since 1976. They faced the same prosecutor and judge in their original trials, and now-discredited scientific evidence swayed their juries.
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Local business looks to help out with sanitation station
Local business looks to help out with sanitation station Share Updated: 5:50 PM CST Feb 10, 2021
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11 wreaths at 11 cemeteries in one day ♦
A Tooele City veteran will travel from one end of Tooele County to the other to honor veterans on National Wreaths Across America Day.
Dennis Tracey will travel to 11 cemeteries in Tooele County on Dec. 19 to place a wreath at each cemetery to remember veterans.
Tracey’s plans include a brief ceremony at each cemetery to explain the significance of National Wreaths Across America Day and the playing of taps on a bugle, he said.
Tracey said he has placed wreaths at cemeteries in Tooele County in the past as part of the Wreaths Across America program.