Beasley was pronounced dead after a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke following a murder conviction tied to a deadly 1995 attack.
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Utah Death-Row Prisoner Douglas Carter Released After DNA Tests Exclude Him From Evidence Tied to 1985 Provo Killing and Court Orders Bail Before Retrial
A judge said the new forensic results weaken the state’s case, though prosecutors still contend a jury could convict Carter again.
Genetic Genealogy Helps New York Investigators Solve Two Cold-Case Rape Cases From 1995 and 2001 on the Same Day, Leading to an Arrest and a 25-Year Sentence
Advanced DNA tracing tied long-unsolved cases to suspects decades later.
Advanced DNA Testing Helps Georgia Investigators Arrest a Dekalb County Man in the 2020 Gwinnett County Killing of 21-Year-Old Tyler Hall
State agents say forensic genome sequencing and genealogical profiling linked Rashad Jackson to the Norcross homicide case years after the shooting.
Cold Case Murder Trial in Norwalk Killing of Sixth Grader Kathy Flynn Set to Resume in Stamford Superior Court After April Mistrial
Prosecutors plan to retry Marc Karun in the 1986 death of 11-year-old Kathy Flynn, a case revived years later by DNA testing.
DNA Testing Identifies Long-Dead Suspect in 1982 East Orange Murder of William Jenkins, After New Jersey Investigators Linked Evidence to Larry Burney
A cold case reopened in 2024 led investigators to a suspect who died in prison in 2005, authorities said.
Arlington Police Use Genetic Genealogy and DNA From Trash to Arrest Mayra Velasquez in 2012 Stabbing Death of Irasema Chavez
Investigators say new forensic work linked Velasquez to a cold case that began when Chavez was found dead in her apartment with nearly 100 stab wounds.
Three Men Go on Trial in Gainesville for the 2017 Killing of Hawthorne Nurse Christin Cassels After Prosecutors Trace Trip From Fort Lauderdale to Property
Opening statements and early testimony focused on cellphone records, witness accounts and forensic evidence in a long-unsolved case.
A Rerun of America’s Most Wanted Helps Trigger Arrest in 1997 Des Moines Hit-And-Run Case After a Decades-Old Identification Break
Police say renewed attention to a 1998 TV episode helped investigators identify a suspect in a fatal crash that killed a 24-year-old resident.
Riverside Man Convicted in 2005 Cousin Killing Gets 50 Years to Life After Nearly Two Decades as a Fugitive in Mexico
Luis Contreras was sentenced Monday after a Riverside jury found him guilty in the 2005 shooting death of Alfonso Vera.