Remember that official list of exonerated persons from death row? It just got shorter by one.

Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis was re-convicted of killing Kathryn Eastburn and her daughters, Kara, 5, and Erin, 3. He had spent several years on death row awaiting execution after his 1986 conviction, but he gained his freedom after an appeal and acquittal at a second trial in 1989.

So, how did he get retried after exoneration and acquittal? Ah, the mysteries of DNA and Double Jeopardy.

Details.

Actually, the DPIC has said they're not removing him from the list. Apparently, they've "never said that's what this innocence list is all about."

I guess it's kind of like those evolving standards of decency -- they can only evolve one way.

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Richard C. Dieter, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, said in an interview that Mr. Hennis�s name would be removed from the innocence list. But Mr. Dieter defended the list and its name.

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