DNA

A federal judge has ordered a new trial for an Alabama death row inmate after tests showed it was another man's DNA on the victim's body. Chief U.S. District Judge Emily C. Marks last week ruled that Christopher Barbour must get a new trial. Barbour, now 56, was convicted of the 1992 stabbing death of Thelma Bishop Roberts in Montgomery.

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A DNA match found through a genealogy website has led to an arrest in the killings of two teen girls nearly 20 years ago, Alabama…

By Brett Tannehill, Alabama Public Radiohttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wual/local-wual-660878.mp3Tuscaloosa, AL – At times, the…

By Alisa Beckwith-Ayilliath, Alabama Public Radiohttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wual/local-wual-660888.mp3Tuscaloosa, AL – In the…

By Ryan Vasquez, Alabama Public Radiohttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wual/local-wual-660474.mp3Tuscaloosa, AL – We revisit the…

By Alisa Beckwith-Ayilliath, Alabama Public Radiohttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wual/local-wual-659346.mp3Tuscaloosa, AL – Our DNA…

By Ryan Vasquez, Alabama Public Radiohttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wual/local-wual-656979.mp3Tuscaloosa, AL – There is…

By Butler Cain, Alabama Public Radiohttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wual/local-wual-653982.mp3Tuscaloosa, AL – The bulk of the…