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NEWS ABOUT: Craig Watkins

Craig Watkins stories: 2 news summaries

Dallas DA Makes Waves by Overturning Convictions

DA makes waves with quest to root out wrongful convictions

Nov 15, 08 6:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Craig Watkins is becoming famous for something rather unusual for a district attorney: getting people out of jail, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dallas County prosecutor is painstakingly going through hundreds of convictions secured by his predecessors, using DNA evidence to overturn wrongful convictions. His Conviction Integrity Unit has... More »

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Texas • Dallas • justice • wrongful conviction • exonerate • innocence • district attorney • DNA evidence • Craig Watkins

Dallas DA Finds Stored
Docs on JFK Slaying

Materials include transcript that could fuel conspiracy theories

Feb 17, 08 5:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Dallas County officials have uncovered a batch of JFK assassination materials, including a transcript between Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald that one expert laughed off as a likely fake. Other items include correspondence, records of the Ruby trial, and a gun holster, the Dallas Morning News reports. More »

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Dallas • John F. Kennedy • Lee Harvey Oswald • history • memorabilia • JFK assassination • Jack Ruby • Craig Watkins • conspiracy theory • Robert F. Kennedy

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