Jury deadlocks in trial of Alabama man accused of killing 11-year-old Massachusetts girl in 1988 al.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from al.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The trial of a 76-year-old Alabama man accused of the 1988 killing of an 11-year-old girl in Massachusetts has ended with a judge declaring a mistrial. The judge said Wednesday the jury was deadlocked on the murder charge. Marvin C. McClendon Jr. had pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in connection with the death of Melissa Ann Tremblay. McClendon was arrested last year, decades after Tremblay disappeared. Investigators said McClendon was linked to the killing through DNA evidence. McClendon’s lawyer says McClendon is innocent. A spokesperson for the Essex County District Attorney’s office says they plan to retry McClendon.
A retired corrections officer charged in the decades-old killing of a New Hampshire girl in Massachusetts has pleaded not guilty. Marvin C. McClendon Jr. will remain in custody following Thursday s
Ex-prison guard pleads not guilty in 1988 murder of N H girl nhpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nhpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.