Norwood Found Guilty

Case closes on 1988 murder of Debra Baker

"...found at the scene of Baker's murder carried his DNA. That, pieced together with strands of DNA evidence found..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Norwood Trial: Verdict – Guilty

Mark Norwood sentenced to life for the 1988 murder of Debra Baker

"...found at the scene of Baker’s murder carried his DNA. That, tied up along with strands of DNA evidence..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Norwood Trial: Retracing the Morton Murder

Testimony admitted, attorneys begin deliberations on second killing

"...Baker’s murder, which took place two years after Morton’s. DNA was found linking Norwood to both crime scenes: in..."

Sept. 20, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Council: Don't Say I Told You So

FY 2017 budget passes after a three-day marathon

"...include the funding of eight positions in APD's new DNA lab, which is due to reopen in February. Austin..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Norwood Proceedings Slated for Monday Start

Accused killer in 1988 murder of Debra Baker prepares for second trial

"...been originally convicted for that murder, connected previously unpresented DNA evidence from the Morton crime scene (a bloody bandanna)..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: Executing Texas' Law of Parties

Jeff Wood never killed anybody; Robert Pruett may not have either. Why does the state want to put them both to death?

"...death, Pruett received a 60-day reprieve to allow touch DNA testing on the disciplinary report, a science not available..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Appeals Court Stays Rodney Reed's Execution

After new forensic evidence, death row inmate's execution delayed

"...of semen found in Stites’ vagina back to Reed’s DNA. But, in addition to a number of other inconsistencies..."

Feb. 23, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Bill of the Week

Senate Bill 487: Ellis files bill to help convicted receive new DNA tests

"...paperwork may say "an act relating to postconviction forensic DNA analysis," but if the name weren't already taken, it..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Rape Victim Believes Rodney Reed Is Innocent

Tells story of being raped by murder victim's former fiancé

"...In 2007, then Georgetown PD Sgt. Jimmy Fennell, Jr., kidnapped a 20-year-old woman he'd encountered while on duty and..."

April 30, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Headlines

"...request by death row inmate Larry Swearingen to conduct DNA testing on a length of pantyhose used to strangle..."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature

Hair Analysis: The Root of the Evidence Problem

Texas takes on first-in-the-nation statewide case review

"...in the 1980s and 1990s, before the rise of DNA testing...."

Jan. 13, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Former DA Anderson Pleads Guilty to Withholding Evidence in Morton Case

Will do a turn in jail and surrender his law license

"...nearly 25 years behind bars before being exonerated by DNA evidence in 2011. After Morton was released from prison..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Letters at 3AM: Just Since April

Secret surveillance efforts fly in the face of our Constitution

"...June 3: "Justices Allow DNA Collection After an Arrest." Justice Antonin Scalia dissented vigorously:..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Headlines

"...a 1998 murder in Montgomery County, was finally offered DNA testing in his case, but it comes with strings..."

Feb. 1, 2013 News Feature

Human Remains Found in East Austin

Police say making an ID could take a while

"...to the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office for examination. DNA and dental records must be made before officials can..."

Dec. 19, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

The View From Death Row

Next week's scheduled execution, plus the latest on the Rodney Reed case

"...If he can't prove a prior affair, then the DNA found in her connects him to her in death,..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

One Slated, One Stayed

Rick Perry's death tally notches another this week

"...convicted of robbing a Rusk convenience store and then kidnapping Vandever and two female clerks. The pair then reportedly..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Life in Prison for Hemp

José Peña brought some roadside weeds home from Kansas. Cops decided it was reefer, and a Texas court sentenced him to life in prison – without the evidence. It took a decade for Peña to get back some of the pieces of his life.

"...Con­sti­tu­tion. "Whether in cases involving contraband or those containing DNA evidence ... science is becoming increasingly capable of answering..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD Defends Flawed Yogurt Shop Case

Assistant chief rejects idea that “tunnel vision” played a role in the investigation

"...overturned by appellate courts. Moreover, in 2008, newly tested DNA evidence obtained from the youngest victim did not match..."

March 9, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rick Perry Death Watch

Perry becomes killingest governor tonight

"...church. Her murder went unsolved for eight years until DNA found at the scene was matched to Hernandez, who..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Memory Lapse?

Former district attorney doesn't remember much about prosecuting an innocent man for murder

"...now been arrested and charged with the crime; his DNA was found on a bandana covered with Christine's blood,..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Possible Tip for Tips in Murder Case

Did you know Mark Alan Norwood in the late Eighties?

"...recently released from prison after 25 years, after Norwood's DNA was found mingled with Christine's on a bloody bandana..."

Dec. 2, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bradley Draws Challenge

Dem candidate throws hat in D.A.'s race

"...over Anderson and Bradley – who long opposed the DNA testing that ultimately demonstrated Morton's innocence in the 1986..."

Nov. 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

State Takes Over Morton Case

A.G.'s Office investigates wrongful conviction in WilCo

"...the murder of his wife – a murder that DNA evidence found near the crime scene, but never previously..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

No Indictment in Officer-Involved Shooting

Former yogurt shop suspect was fearful of cops

"...investigators continue searching a match to the unknown male DNA found inside the youngest victim, 13-year-old Amy Ayers. (For..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Politics Gift Guide

Curios for current-events connoisseurs

"...a decade behind bars, Cotton was proven innocent by DNA testing. Yet more surprising, he and Thompson-Cannino are now..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...visible match to Jones. It was never subjected to DNA testing, however – until now. The results of newly..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...serve as the project's grant evaluator. – Jordan Smith DNA Lab A-OK..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature

Panel Targets Roots of Wrongful Convictions

Recommendations on improving witness identification and evidence testing head to the Lege

"...that state lawmakers reform post-conviction law to allow for DNA testing of evidence regardless of why it was not..."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Death Row Case Evidence May Never Be Tested

When technicalities take precedence over finding out who done it

"...has so far denied Skinner's appeals to conduct the DNA testing that could either clear his name or definitively..."

March 12, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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