Killer Confirmed by DNA Tests Executed
From Times Wire Reports
A man who killed a teenage girl seven years ago was executed by injection in Jarratt, Va., days after new DNA tests that were ordered by the governor confirmed his guilt. Derek R. Barnabei, 33, was convicted of raping and killing Sarah J. Wisnosky, a 17-year-old Old Dominion University freshman he had been dating. “I am truly innocent of this crime,” Barnabei said. “Eventually, the truth will come out.” His lawyer’s claims of evidence tampering by the state are under investigation.
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