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DNA Evidence

Wayne County, Mich., Prosecutor Kym Worthy (Courtesy: Rock Center)

Prosecutor uncovers untested rape kits

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VIDEO - Wayne County, Mich., Prosecutor Kym Worthy has seen her share of grisly crime, but even she was shocked by a discovery in 2009 at a former police storage warehouse...
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Illinois man freed after murder conviction vacated

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(AP) - One of five men sent to prison for the rape and murder of a middle school classmate two decades ago walked out of an Illinois prison Friday...
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Mitrice Richardson's body exhumed

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LOS ANGELES - Richardson, whose remains were found in a remote area of Malibu Canyon after she went missing for several months, was exhumed Wednesday, according to officials...
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Man freed after 2009 conviction overturned

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BALTIMORE - He was convicted on weapons charges and served two years in prison...
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NY judge blocks award to man cleared of rape

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NEW YORK (AP) - In awarding the money, the jury ruled last year that the city had violated his constitutional rights...
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Suspect in Texas serial rapes is prison employee

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EDNA, Texas (AP) - Texas DPS says DNA samples link Harris to at least five assaults or attempted assaults over the past two years, and authorities suspect Harris' involvement in other cases...
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DNA overturns 30-year-old rape and robbery conviction

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DALLAS (AP) - "Whatever your truth is, you have to stick with it," Cornelius Dupree Jr, 51, said Tuesday, minutes after a Dallas judge overturned his conviction...
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DNA clears Texas man who spent 30 years in prison

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DALLAS (AP) - Dupree was charged in 1979 with raping and robbing a 26-year-old woman and sentenced in 1980 to 75 years in prison for aggravated robbery...
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