New following seasonal break: Hank Skinner. Death Row. Texas. His lawyer's claim independent DNA testing points to his innocence. Prosecutors says results do not vindicate him. KAMR.

STORY: "DNA testing allegedly supports Skinner's claims," published by KAMR on August 29, 2013.

GIST: "Attorneys for death row inmate Hank Skinner say DNA testing points to his innocence.
 Independent testing done by Skinner's defense team allegedly identifies a relative of one of the murder victims as a possible suspect.  Skinner says a man named Robert Donnell, an uncle of victim Twila Busby, could be guilty of the triple murders that sent him to death row. In an advisory filed with the court Thursday, Skinner's attorneys say their testing shows three hairs found in the hand of Twila Busby belong to a maternal relative, implying Donnell may have been at the scene. They concede a fourth hair belongs to skinner. But, in previous testing done by the state last year, prosecutors say besides the one hair belonging to Skinner, the other three belonged to the victims Twila Busby or her two adult sons." The attorney general's office released the following statement regarding the new round of testing. "Despite his continual delay tactics, the latest test results continue to show the link between Hank Skinner and his guilt in the murder of Twila Busby.    In fact, 4 hairs found on the victim were tested and 3 were consistent with Twila Busby or her two sons, one was consistent with Hank Skinner.  Hank Skinner's case is exactly the reason why this office supported a new law requiring DNA evidence be tested before trial instead of continuing to delay justice. The new round of testing does nothing to vindicate Hank Skinner in the murder of Twila Busby.""

The entire story can be found at:

http://www.myhighplains.com/story/dna-testing-allegedly-supports-skinners-claims/d/story/14CoW6zRkE2_cKriBTE3bA

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