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Podcast: All Things Crime
Episode: West Memphis Three Case: New DNA Testing Approved with Advanced M-Vac System
Description: A new court order issued on August 1 marks a major development in the infamous West Memphis Three case. Over 30 years after the tragic 1993 murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, the Crittenden County court has approved cutting-edge DNA testing using the M-Vac system — a forensic breakthrough that could finally reveal new answers.The M-Vac, a wet-vacuum DNA collection system, will be used on key pieces of evidence, including the shoelaces that were used to hogtie the victims, as well as possibly their clothing and other crime scene items. The order directs that this evidence be se...