The 88th General Assembly
has convened the 2012 fiscal session

Monday, April 28, 2008

Major development in the Janie Ward case

The Janie Ward case has been pending since I was in the 9th grade. Today, special prosecutor Tim Williamson says the long-questioned 1989 death of Ward at a rural Searcy County party "cannot be classified as a homicide." This case has long been followed by major news outlets throughout the state. Williamson says a third extraordinary autopsy last year on the remains of Olivia "Janie" Ward of Marshall found no extensive bruising or signs of a beating. Here's more from the Associated Press.