# Prosecutors Want to Keep a Man in Prison for His Wife’s Murder — Despite Judge Saying Their Evidence is Junk

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/prosecutors-want-to-keep-a-man-in-prison-for-his-wifes-murder-despite-judge-saying-their-evidence-is-junk/
- Published: 2026-10-28T10:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T01:00:44+00:00
- Original publisher: The Intercept (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://theintercept.com/2026/10/28/bite-mark-forensics-junk-science-mccrory/
- Topics: Americas, Politics, World

## Key points

- A judge overturned McCrory’s conviction over unreliable bite-mark evidence.
- Alabama prosecutors are challenging the ruling.
- McCrory remains in prison as the case continues.

## Summary

A federal judge has overturned Charles McCrory’s 1985 murder conviction, ruling that the bite-mark analysis used to convict him was grossly unreliable. The decision challenges the use of discredited forensic methods and could lead to McCrory’s release, but Alabama prosecutors are seeking to have the ruling reconsidered.

McCrory, who has maintained his innocence for more than four decades, was convicted over the killing of his estranged wife, Julie, despite investigators finding no physical evidence linking him to the crime. Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. described the case as thin and ordered that McCrory be released unless the state moves to retry him within six months. He remains in prison while the state’s challenge proceeds; the article says appeals could extend into next year.

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