Austin man freed after DNA clears in 1988 murder case
In Austin, Judge Bob Perkins ordered the release of Christopher Ochoa after new DNA evidence from the Wisconsin Innocence Project showed he did not kill Nancy DePriest. Ochoa, who spent 12 years in prison, had confessed under alleged coercion. authorities now point to Achim Marino as the true suspect.
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Azle
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Barry Scheck
Cardozo Law School
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Texas Rangers
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Chris
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Christopher Ochoa
Dora Ochoa
Skeen
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Sheen
Gary Landers
Wisconsin
Reward for Irving prison escapees rises to 440000
Authorities report two fugitives seen at an Exxon in Navasota near College Station while others remain at large. The 440000 reward includes 140000 added by the FBI for the killers from the Irving Oshmans robbery. Investigators pursue grainy video and follow leads toward Conroe and Montgomery County.
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Newbury
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Dallas
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Soldier kills self during arrest in double slaying
In Temple, a Fort Hood soldier, 25, shot himself as police tried to arrest him for the killings of a Killeen woman and her 4 month old granddaughter. Officers traced his car to a Motel 6 after a description. tear gas fired into his room before a gunshot ended the man’s life. It remains unclear if he was related to the victims.
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Zidera Jones
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State urged to better compensate wrongfully convicted
A.B. Butler who was pardoned by former Gov. Bush after DNA evidence cleared him in a 1983 rape and kidnapping seeks at least 37.5 million dollars from Tyler area officials for false arrest and imprisonment. Butler spent over 16 years in prison and now lives in Tyler.
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A.B. Butler
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Victor Bonner
Houston
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Rodney Ellis
Jack Skeen
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