New DNA testing can be requested by ‘West Memphis 3’ case defendant Damien Echols, Arkansas Supreme Court rules

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Nearly 30 years after three boys were found dead, the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled new DNA testing of evidence from the crime scene can proceed, overturning a circuit court which had denied a request by one of the men convicted of the crime.

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