Region
8 News Team Coverage is tracking new DNA evidence and other expert
witness testimonies as presented by Damien Echols' legal
defense team. Last week, Region 8 News' Will Carter conducted a series of interviews with Pam Hobbs, the mother of one of the victims
Region
8 News was in Little Rock as Echols' attorneys
and experts introduced their new evidence to the news media. Region 8 News brought back a full report on the
press conference, plus a recant of the trials in 1994 that put the
'West Memphis 3' behind bars for a trio of murders of young boys in
1993, that brought forth a national outcry for both the victims and
defendants.
Stay with Region 8 News as we continue to follow
developments as the Arkansas Attorney General's office decides
how to respond to the recent allegations of the Echols defense
team.
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of one of the most controversial periods that local law enforcement
and the Arkansas legal system has ever faced.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:32 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:32:21 GMT
The body of a Newport man reported missing by his family was found late Monday night. The family of Oscar E. "Pete" Guinn, Jr. reported him missing at 9:47 p.m. after he failed to come home from working
The body of a Newport man reported missing by his family was found late Monday night.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:12 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:12:25 GMT
A Batesville man was arrested Tuesday following an investigation into computer child pornography. Grant Raider is being held... Click here to read the full story.
A Batesville man was arrested Tuesday following an investigation into computer child pornography.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:50:22 GMT
MOORE, OK (RNN) – In one of the few positive stories to come from the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, an elderly woman was reunited with a four-legged friend she thought was dead. Barbara Garcia, a resident
Elderly resident Barbara Garcia frantically called for her dog after the tornado had leveled her house, but with no success.
Monday, May 20 2013 10:47 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:47:48 GMT
WALNUT RIDGE, AR (KAIT) - For seven weeks, the community of Walnut Ridge has been rocked by the disappearance of one of their own. Thousands of man hours have been logged searching for the 14 year old
For seven weeks, the community of Walnut Ridge has been rocked by the disappearance of one of their own.
Arkansas' state treasurer is being accused of repeatedly taking cash payments, sometimes in a pie box, from a broker who saw his share of business with the state increase in recent years.
A Powerball ticket sold in Tennessee barely missed winning a share of an estimated $590.5 million prize. But the ticket has a nice consolation prize worth $1 million.
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