A South Carolina judge has thrown out murder charges against a father and a stepmother, saying there was no new evidence they killed their 5-year-old child in 1989
A South Carolina judge on Friday threw out murder charges against a father and a stepmother, saying there was no new evidence they killed their 5-year-old child in 1989. Circuit Judge Roger Young ruled the original detective in the case changed his interpretations of the evidence and with more than 20 witnesses either dead or unable to testify in the 35-year-old case, the couple couldn't put up a fair defense and question witnesses who claimed they made incriminating statements.
He testified investigators were able to use new technology to determine tiny fibers from a ligature found at the home shortly after the boy’s disappearance were found to match those found on the boy’s shirt. Using a microscope shouldn't count as new evidence to let prosecutors reopen the case, Kent said at the hearing, according to WCSC-TV. “Evidence isn’t there in 35 years. It’s not going to come up today,” Kent said.
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