Florida's Supreme Court denied a request to lift James Duckett's execution stay after DNA testing of key evidence came back ...

A Lake County judge will decide by Wednesday whether to order further study of the DNA test results in the case of death-row ...

James Duckett, 68, – a former police officer in Mascotte, Florida – was convicted of killing an 11-year-old girl, Teresa McAbee, in 1987. Now, prosecutors filed to lift Duckett's stay of execution ...

Ex-officer James Duckett had been set to be executed on Tuesday for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl while he was ...

Rodney Reed was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites in Texas, but has repeatedly sought DNA ...

Scientists only mapped the human genome 16 years ago, but today you can get a basic test of your genetic code from Walgreens.

For more than 40 years, the Golden State Killer haunted California. A serial rapist and murderer active in the 1970s and '80s, he eluded detectives for decades. By 2018, hope of identifying him was ...

In a post on X from the San Rafael Police Department, officials said the break came after they reexamined evidence saved from ...

Last-minute DNA testing in James Duckett's case were found to be "inconclusive," according to the lab. State Prosecutors asked the Florida Supreme Court to lift a stay and to move forward with his ...