THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, July 31, 1996 TAG: 9607310475
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A2 EDITION: FINAL
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Lawyers for death row inmate Joseph R. O'Dell III are using DNA evidence to bolster their arguments that O'Dell is innocent of the murder for which he was convicted in 1986. A photo caption in Thursday's MetroNews section suggested that prosecutors are offering the DNA tests as evidence of O'Dell's guilt. by CNB