Crittenden County Judge Clears Way for DNA Testing in West Memphis Three Case

Judge orders new DNA testing in West Memphis Three case | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A judge on Friday ordered new DNA testing of hairs and ligatures found during the 1993 investigation of the murder of three boys in West Memphis, granting a request from a member of the West Memphis Three, who were convicted in the deaths but released from prison in 2011.

Crittenden County judge clears way for DNA testing in West Memphis Three case

CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. – An order signed in Crittenden County court on Friday begins a new chapter in the notorious West Memphis Three murders. The order permits DNA testing of evidence in the case. The order is the result of an Arkansas Supreme Court decision in April 2024 that gave the Crittenden County court jurisdiction to decide on a petition for DNA testing after an earlier request had been turned down. Arkansas Supreme Court rules f…

Court orders 'West Memphis 3' evidence tested for DNA

Some of the remaining evidence in the "West Memphis Three" case is set to be tested for DNA evidence, an Arkansas Circuit Court ruled Friday.

West Memphis Three murder evidence to undergo DNA testing, 30 years later

More than three years after the Crittenden County Circuit Court denied a petition for additional DNA testing — and more than a year after the Arkansas Supreme Court reversed that decision — the West Memphis Three are one step closer to getting some answers they hope might clear their names.

Arkansas judge greenlights new DNA testing in West Memphis Three case

A Crittenden County judge has approved the testing of new DNA evidence in the decades-long case of the West Memphis Three

New DNA testing approved in West Memphis Three case

A judge in Crittenden County has approved a new round of DNA testing in the long-standing case of the West Memphis Three, comprising Damien Echols, Jason Baldwi