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Tennessee death row inmate’s family awaits miracle DNA test

By KATHERINE BURGESS and The Commercial Appeal - Associated Press

FILE - This file photo provided by Tennessee Department of Correction shows Pervis Payne. Lawyers for Tennessee death row inmate Payne say a knife, a bloody washcloth and other evidence should be DNA tested before his scheduled execution in December 2020. (Tennessee Department of Correction via AP, File)

Judge mulls DNA tests in 33-year-old Tennessee death case

By ADRIAN SAINZ - Associated Press

This photo provided by attorney, Kelley Henry shows Pervis Payne. Payne, an inmate scheduled to be executed in December 2020 is asking a Shelby County court to order DNA testing of the evidence in his case. Payne has always maintained he is innocent in the 1987 stabbing deaths of Charisse Christopher and her 2-year-old daughter. DNA evidence in the case has never been tested. (Kelley Henry via AP)

Condemned Tennessee inmate claims innocence, seeks DNA tests

By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press