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Best Article Crime

Blood Will Tell

The murder of Mickey Bryan stunned her small Texas town. Then her husband, Joe Bryan, was charged with killing her. Did he do it, or had there been a terrible mistake?

Joe Bryan was released from prison earlier this week.

  1. Part I

    The trail and conviction of Joe Bryan.

  2. Part II

    Was the bloodstain-pattern analysis at the center of the prosecution’s case really solid forensic evidence?

Pamela Colloff ProPublica, New York Times Magazine May 2018 Permalink