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Hank Skinner Death Penalty Case: Texas Jurors Reconsider Verdict

This story was reported by Rachel Cicurel, Gaby Fleischman, Emily Glazer, and Alexandra Johnson. In March 1995, a jury left a Fort Worth, Texas, courthouse having unanimously decided that DNA testing and compelling testimony led to an inescapable verdict: Henry "Hank" Skinner deserved to die for the murders of his live-in girlfriend, Twila Busby, and her two adult sons in their home on New Year's Eve 1993. Twila was bludgeoned to death; her sons were stabbed. The jury primarily based its decision on evidence that showed the victims' blood on Skinner's clothes and the testimony of a neighbor. ...

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