There are 4 article(s) tagged DNA evidence:

• March 2024

  • Bailey: A mystery solved, but it took almost 40 years and new techniques

    The body of a woman found in Olive Branch almost 40 years ago has finally been identified. But the question remains: Was she the victim of a serial killer?

    By Clay Bailey March 22, 2024

• January 2021

  • New DNA evidence not enough to exonerate Payne, judge says

    Attorneys for death row inmate Pervis Payne presented new DNA evidence Tuesday, Jan. 19, in their quest to have him freed, but a judge said the partial DNA is not enough to exonerate Payne.

    By Yolanda Jones January 19, 2021

• September 2020

  • Ruling expected Sept. 16 in Pervis Payne DNA case

    Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan is expected to rule Sept. 16 whether DNA testing in the Pervis Payne murder case can be conducted. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 03, 2020

• August 2020

  • Investigating ‘The Mess’ : ‘Raped Twice’

    In part two of our investigation into the city's rape kit backlog, aging sexual assault victims contend MPD’s failure to investigate their cases has doubled their trauma.

    Also today: 

    • MPD looks to fix problems in the Sex Crimes Bureau — but not the “bid system”
    • A critic’s perspective
    • A police perspective

    By Marc Perrusquia August 04, 2020