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Thursday April 16, 2015

Family Of Unaccounted For USS Oklahoma Sailor Wouldn't 'Let Him Go'

Edwin Hopkins with his mother, Alice, and father, Frank Jr. Hopkins was killed aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, but his remains never were identified. Courtesy Tom Gray hide caption

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Family Of Unaccounted For USS Oklahoma Sailor Wouldn't 'Let Him Go'

April 16, 2015 • Edwin Hopkins was on the USS Oklahoma when it was attacked in Pearl Harbor, and was one of hundreds buried as an unknown. His family is grateful for the decision to try to ID some of the remains.

Family Of Unaccounted For USS Oklahoma Sailor Wouldn't 'Let Him Go'

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Wednesday February 11, 2015

DNA Evidence Frees Illinois Man Convicted Of Rape, Murder In 1984

Christopher Abernathy (center) is released from the Stateville Correctional Center on Wednesday in Crest Hill, Ill. Terrence Antonio James/TNS /Landov hide caption

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DNA Evidence Frees Illinois Man Convicted Of Rape, Murder In 1984

February 11, 2015 • A judge agreed to vacate Christopher Abernathy's 1987 conviction in the killing of a 15-year-old girl after a request from the prosecutor. Abernathy, now 48, spent nearly 30 years in prison.