Criminal
Apr. 14, 1999
DNA Evidence Leads to Plea 22 Years Later
Twenty years ago, Los Angeles County prosecutors saw a murder case against a young man named Harry Rowley dismissed for lack of proof. But thanks to the acceptance of DNA evidence by California courts starting in 1989, prosecutors in 1997 recharged Rowley with the two-decades-old slaying of his upstairs neighbor, Pamela Mary Sperry, 21.
But thanks to the acceptance of DNA evidence by California courts starting in 1989, prosecutors in 1997 recharged ...
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