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Soldier faces Army trial in killings of 3 in NC

Soldier faces Army trial in killings of 3 in NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A soldier accused of killing a mother and her two daughters is going on trial for the third time after prosecutors say new DNA technology revealed a link to the slayings 25 years ago in North Carolina.


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WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A soldier accused of killing a mother and her two daughters is going on trial for the third time after prosecutors say new DNA technology revealed a link to the slayings 25 years ago in North Carolina.
Opening statements are set to start Wednesday in 51-year-old Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis' military court-martial.
Hennis is charged with three counts of premeditated murder in the 1985 deaths of 31-year-old Kathryn Eastburn and her 5-year-old and 3-year-old daughters in their Fayetteville home.
Hennis was first convicted in state court, but won an appeal and was acquitted in a second state trial.
Hennis couldn't be tried in state court again, so the case was turned over to the Army after investigators said a new DNA test linked Hennis to the killings.

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