Petition filed in Lester Street Murders case claims false confession
In a Sept. 27, 2010, photo, Jessie Dotson listens to opening arguments during his trial in Judge James Beasley Jr.'s courtroom for the multiple homicide of his brother's family in Memphis in 2008. (Jim Weber, The Commercial Appeal/AP file)
Jessie Dotson was convicted of the six-murder scene in 2010 and currently sits on death row in Nashville.
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Ben Wheeler is an investigative reporter and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He previously worked at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan and Herald-Citizen.
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