Nearly 40 Years Later, DNA Could Free Man Convicted in 1984 Murder

Nearly 40 years later, DNA could free man convicted in 1984 murder

DNA evidence may hold the key to freedom for Kenneth Clair, who has spent nearly 40 years in prison for a 1984 murder he says he didn’t commit. Clair was convicted of the death of a 25-year-old nanny in Santa Ana, California. What does the new DNA prove?  DNA evidence also failed to link Clair to the crime. Testing, including vaginal swabs taken from the victim, did not match his profile. Decades have passed since the murder, and advances in for…

New round of DNA testing proves innocence of man imprisoned for decades for California slaying, defense says

A new round of DNA testing exonerates a homeless man who has spent nearly four decades in prison for the killing of a Santa Ana nanny, according to defense attorneys who are asking Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer to declare Kenneth Clair innocent of the 1984 slaying. Clair, who spent years on death row before an appellate court overturned his death sentence and he was re-sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, has alway…

New round of DNA testing proves innocence of man imprisoned for decades for OC slaying, defense says

A new round of DNA testing exonerates a homeless man who has spent nearly four decades in prison for the killing of a Santa Ana nanny, according to defense attorneys who are asking Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer to declare Kenneth Clair innocent of the 1984 slaying. Clair, who spent years on death row before an appellate court overturned his death sentence and he was re-sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, has alway…