Lawyers Seek Reprieve for Death Row Inmate

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ATLANTA - Defense attorneys are rallying around the case of a death row inmate scheduled to die for kidnapping, raping and murdering his 2-year-old niece. They argue that DNA tests on two newly discovered hairs could prove he isn't the killer.

Eddie Albert Crawford, 57, faced execution today by injection after 20 years on death row for the 1983 killing of Leslie Michelle English in Griffin. Crawford claims he blacked out after heavy drinking and doesn't remember what happened.

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Lawyers Seek Reprieve for Death Row Inmate

Several defense attorneys are seeking DNA testing of two hairs found on the girl's body and clothing to determine if ...

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