Steve and Hannah discuss the 1993 murder of 26-year-old Debra Reese by the hands of Ledell Lee in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Convicted of capital murder, Lee was put to death in 2017 and now his family argues DNA reveals he was not the killer.
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LEE v. STATE | FindLaw
Ledell Lee FOIA Complaint | American Civil Liberties Union (aclu.org)
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Ledell Lee was executed for murder 4 years ago. Someone else's DNA has been found on the murder weapon - CNN