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Texas Fire Review Panel Flags Murder Case

Two decades after she was convicted of murdering her uncle by setting him on fire, a Texas woman has the backing of a state panel that examines arson investigations for problems. Sonia Cacy was convicted of murder for the 1991 …

Texas Man Gets New Trial Amid Arson Finding Doubts

A Texas man convicted of setting a fire that killed his two stepsons was granted a new trial Wednesday by the state’s highest criminal court, which sided with experts who question the fire investigation used to convict him. Ed Graf’s …