Closeup of a DNA fingerprinting printout for a family of mother, father and nine children. (Photo by Terry Smith/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

Texas Schedules Execution but Refuses DNA Tests That Could Prove a Man’s Innocence

The case against Larry Swearingen was built on circumstantial evidence. A trove of physical evidence — including the murder weapon — was never tested for DNA.

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