STORY: "Questions remain 30 years after grisly murders of three teenagers," published on KWTX on July 13, 2012.
GIST: "On the 30th anniversary of the grisly Lake Waco triple murders Friday, one local attorney is continuing his fight to clear the only living person connected to the killings. Walter M. "Skip" Reaves said Friday he is taking his fight to obtain DNA evidence from the 1982 murders to courts in California, where evidence from the crime scene was sent decades ago. Reaves is representing Anthony Melendez, 52, the last surviving defendant in the case, and has been fighting for 10 years to find a way to clear his client's name. On Jan. 6 a Waco district judge cleared the way for Reaves to proceed with an effort to have further DNA tests performed on evidence collected during the investigation of the slayings of three teenagers. Reaves and author Fredric Dannen arranged on their own for a private lab in California to do DNA testing, but that lab now refuses to allow them to transfer testing to another facility where different methods could produce better results........."
The entire story can be found at:http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Questions_Remain_30_Years_After_Grisly_Murders_Of_Three_Teenagers_162418396.html
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
I am monitoring this case. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments.
The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
