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Retrial date set amid witness drama in Odessa arson case
The retrial on September 16 will feature a shifted government team with Ellen Byers teaching law at St Mary’s in San Antonio. Prosecutors accuse Hammond and Weddel of planning a fire to collect insurance on the 300 N Jackson Ave building damaged November 25, 1981. Witnesses face credibility challenges as Burnett signals new evidence and Peterson brothers’ testimony faces renewed scrutiny. John Thomas Peterson, jailed in Andrews, awaits further testimony while facing burglary and retaliation charges, with related cases ongoing in Andrews County.
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U.S
Ellen Byers
McHugh
Byers
St. Mary’s Law School
San Antonio
Hammond and Weddel
O’michael
Odessa
N. Jackson Ave
Hammond
Burnett
Galveston
Peterson Brothers
John Thomas Peterson
Weddel
Ector County Sheriff's Deputies
Keeling St
Andrews County