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Free man: Morris avoids 2nd murder trial

Dorothy McAllister and Earl Shifflett still believe Butch Morris murdered their baby brother. PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE Throughout the

Continued: No date set for Morris murder retrial

Barbara Shifflett Morris, center, with supporters of her husband, Butch Morris, whose August 3 court appearance yielded no decis

Deadlocked: Mistrial declared in murder trial

Barbara and Butch Morris. FILE PHOTO After listening to five days of testimony and deliberating for 13 hours, the jury in the murder trial of Alvin Lee "Butch" Morris today remained evenly divided 6-6 about his guilt in the 1988 murder of Roger Lee Shifflett, and

Morris trial: Jury split, reconvenes Tuesday

Butch Morris, attorney Dana Slater and Barbara Morris arrive at court on the first day of his murder trial. PHOTO BY WILL WALKER After

Jury begins deliberations in 21-year-old murder

Had he not been gunned down in 1988, Roger Shifflett would have been 60 years old today.

Testimony ends in Morris trial

Lawyers finished presenting evidence Friday, July 10, in the first-degree murder trial of Alvin Lee "Butch" Morris for the 1988 death of Roger Lee Shifflett.

Morris trial: Police questioned veracity of statements

Police contend that a Salem Light cigarette butt links Morris to Shifflett's 1988 murder at the Southwind Grocery. FILE PHOTO

Crime scene cig matches murder suspect's DNA

Two DNA experts testified in the fourth day of the trial of Alvin Lee "Butch" Morris for the 1988 murder of Roger Lee Shifflett that DNA found on a Salem Light cigarette collected at

The tapes: Morris statements evolved

Detective Steve Huffman, now a pastor, read defendant Butch Morris his rights in 1988. PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE Long before Alvin Lee "Butch" Morris was arrested 20 years after the murder of Roger Lee Shiffle

Marital privilege: Ex-wife, son testify in murder trial

Commonwealth's Attorney Denise Lunsford and defense attorney Andr�© Hakes debate what's admissible testimony in the 21-year-old murder trial.
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