Lege Lines

The Michael Morton Act, airport screening, business tax cuts, and more

"...for the 1986 murder of his wife Christine, which DNA testing ultimately proved he did not commit. At his..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

West of Memphis

Eighteen years of wrongful imprisonment and four documentaries still don't put to rest the trials of the West Memphis Three.

"...overseeing the defense, and offered to anonymously pay for DNA tests and hire qualified expert pathologists. This led to..."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Medical Examiner: Testimony Misconstrued in Rodney Reed Case

Explosive information filed in federal court

"...Jimmy Fennell, who is now in prison for the kidnap and sexual assault of a woman while on-duty as..."

Aug. 14, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

City Panel To Hear More on Yogurt Shop Murders

Former investigator takes issues with PSC member's comments

"...Springsteen's and Scott's convictions. And after previously undetected male DNA that does not belong to any of the suspects..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars

This film is a behind-the-scenes document of Richard Garriott's quest to be the first second-generation astronaut in space and the actual journey.

"...off from the interview with “good luck getting my DNA to space" – a cryptic aside for anyone not..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sticking to His Guns on the Wrong Guy

Former sheriff's sergeant doesn't help WilCo's case of justice gone awry

"...25 years in prison for the crime – which DNA evidence taken from a bandana found near the crime..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Stay for Skinner

Hank Skinner was scheduled to die this week

"...evidence from the crime scene in order to conduct DNA testing that could prove his innocence or guilt. The..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

This week, a criminal justice round-up

"...a North Austin yogurt shop, prosecutors are still testing DNA evidence to try to link a suspect to the..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...to get access to evidence never before subjected to DNA testing. Skinner denies responsibility for the 1993 murders of..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature

The Junk Science Conundrum

Legislators ponder how to keep questionable forensics out of the courtroom

"...to determine whether a particular science – anything from DNA to dog – has achieved "general acceptance" by the..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Yogurt Shop Saga

Springsteen and Scott are free men – for now

"...to dismiss the cases is last year's discovery of DNA – from an unknown man – inside the youngest..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bond Reduction for Robert Springsteen Denied

Judge says more extensive vetting of evidence needed

"...jail pending retrial, concluding that the "complex area" of DNA science now involved in the 18-year-old murder case --..."

June 22, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

A Dose of Integrity for Texas Criminal Justice

The Court of Criminal Appeals has created an Integrity Unit – but can the CCA really be part of the solution when it's so much a part of the problem?

"...of Texas' prisons: Thirty inmates have been exonerated by DNA since 2000, 17 of whom were prosecuted by the..."

June 27, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...granted two pardons for innocence on Dec. 22 after DNA testing proved the two individuals were not guilty. Perry..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature

To Your Health

Forteo, the new medication for osteoporosis

"...a new class of medications made possible by "recombinant DNA technology," and many more will follow. Recombinant DNA technology..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Austin-based Texas Department of Public Safety DNA and serology lab supervisor Irma Rios has been hired..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Nuts About Needles

"...Defender Service lawyers it would release biological evidence for DNA testing that Kutzner had requested for nearly a year..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Raped Twice?: A Chronology

A timeline of the events in the Glore case

"...29, 2000: Kresta notes in the incident report that DNA found on Glore's underwear does not match DNA taken..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature

Now Serving ... Time

Robert Conran sat down to dinner at Furr's, and walked out in handcuffs. After four years in prison on a shaky conviction, he's got a chance of parole -- then he faces deportation

"...Unfortunately, where DNA evidence has been crucial in recent years in exonerating..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Convicted for a murder he did not commit, Christopher Ochoa was freed in Austin thanks to the efforts of a project all the way in Wisconsin.

"...to a jailhouse post-conversion confession by the real murderer, DNA evidence, the Austin Police Department's willingness to re-open the..."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Rerun at the D.A. Corral

Republican Shane Phelps challenges Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle for a second time, and seems to be trailing.

"...events, Earle last week announced that a newly created DNA review board is reviewing 400 murder and sexual assault..."

Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Natural Selection

Responding to market demands and consumer pressure, Whole Foods decides to banish genetically modified ingredients from its store-brand product lines.

"...comes to altering such life-giving structures as a vegetable's DNA. Predictably, defenders of genetic engineering counter that theirs is..."

Jan. 28, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Suspected El Paso Serial Killer Near Execution Insists He’s Innocent

Texas plans to kill “Desert Killer” David Wood despite new evidence

"...the foundation of that case has started to crumble. DNA testing in 2011 revealed that a male DNA profile..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature by Lucciana Choueiry

Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...the murder when it occurred, but she never found DNA, or fingerprints, or eyewitnesses, or video footage connecting the..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council Member Alter, Advocates Optimistic on APD Review

The city gears up for the third-party evaluation of the department's handling of sexual assault cases

"...rape kits that ballooned to 4,000 after the department's DNA lab shut down in summer of 2016. For its..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: 11 Face Execution in Coming Months

A quiet summer gives way to a deadly fall

"...execution date. The Montgomery County man, convicted of the kidnap, rape, and murder of Melissa Trotter in 2000, made..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Rodney Reed Loses Latest Appeals

Longtime death row inmate will challenge the court's ruling

"...death row. The case against Reed is anchored by DNA evidence that the prosecution connects to sexual assault; Reed..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

City Speeds Up Rape Kit Review

New contracts will expedite the process to clear rape kit backlog

"...years' worth of now-tested rape kits in the FBI's DNA database. Three firms will assist the Texas Dept. of..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: What Evidence?

Juan Castillo set for execution on May 16

"...the robbery gone wrong, but forensic testing only revealed DNA evidence on one mask; it was found to contain..."

May 11, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Sexual Assault Advocates Demand Answers for Rape Kit Negligence

Group pens letter to mayor, police chief, city manager

"...the Department of Public Safety would both store APD’s DNA evidence and test what wasn’t sent over to private..."

March 1, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

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