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Case in Point March 18

A DNA Test Might Help Exonerate This Man. A Judge Won’t Allow It.

North Carolina judge denies testing in a 1992 murder case, but lawyers want shell casings examined.

By Joseph Neff

Feature April 19, 2018

We leave traces of our genetic material everywhere, even on things we’ve never touched. That got Lukis Anderson charged with a brutal crime he didn’t commit.

By Katie Worth

Case in Point February 13, 2018

Doesn’t Anyone Want to Know Who Killed Louise Cicelsky?

New York prosecutors object to new DNA testing that might answer questions left unanswered at a murder trial.

By Andrew Cohen

Case in Point November 14, 2016

When the Star Witness Recants

The evidence against Rodney Lincoln has evaporated, but the courts say he’s out of luck.

By Andrew Cohen

Case in Point September 26, 2016

The DNA Tests That Came Too Late to Save Two Men

Percell Warren and Nathaniel Epps died while fighting a rape conviction — but their battle still goes on.

By Andrew Cohen

Commentary January 26, 2016

Were You or a Loved One the Victim of a Crime? Was the Perpetrator Later Exonerated?

If so, we want to hear from you.

By Blair Hickman

Feature December 16, 2015

An Unbelievable Story of Rape

An 18-year-old said she was attacked at knifepoint. Then she said she made it up. That’s where our story begins.

By Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller

Commentary November 18, 2015

Five Things Wrong With Georgia’s Death Penalty

On the eve of the next execution, a look at the state’s history of bad lawyering and faulty evidence.

By Sara J. Totonchi

Feature June 24, 2015

The Surprisingly Imperfect Science of DNA Testing

How a proven tool may be anything but.

By Katie Worth

News May 27, 2015

Out of Prison, Out of Luck

When the test of innocence is withheld.

By Christie Thompson