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DNA test frees Texas man from life sentence – and leads to confession of a new murder suspect

Doug Stanglin, USA TODAYComments Off on DNA test frees Texas man from life sentence – and leads to confession of a new murder suspect

Lydell Grant, who was serving a life sentence, has been freed after a new DNA test of a murder victim's fingernail pointed to a different suspect.

       
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