There are 5 article(s) tagged DNA testing:

• September 2025

  • DNA links Texas murders to the 1997 rape of a Memphis girl

    A Memphis rape kit from 1997 links to an assault in Dyersburg, Tennessee, plus the 1991 murder of four girls at an Austin, Texas, yogurt shop.

    By Jody Callahan September 27, 2025

• May 2021

  • Appeals court denies DNA testing in Sedley Alley case

    Sedley Alley was executed in 2006 for the murder of Lance Cpl. Suzanne Collins. Alley’s daughter sought to have DNA evidence tested to see if it would clear his name. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 12, 2021

• February 2021

  • Court hears appeal related to Memphis area murder

    April Alley seeks DNA testing to exonerate her father, Sedley Alley, who was executed in 2006 after being convicted of the 1985 murder of Marine Lance Cpl. Suzanne Collins in Millington. Sedley Alley confessed to the crime, but later said the confession was coerced.

    By The Associated Press,  The Daily Memphian Staff February 04, 2021

• September 2020

  • Judge grants DNA testing in 1987 murder case

    Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan ordered the expedited DNA testing of crime scene evidence that has never been tested, including a knife used in the murders, eyeglasses and bloodstained clothing. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 17, 2020

• August 2020

  • NAACP, lawmakers and clergy urge Weirich to test DNA in Pervis Payne case

    The NAACP, lawmakers, clergy and criminal justice advocates urge Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich to test DNA evidence in the Pervis Payne case. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 31, 2020