BEFORE DNA EVIDENCE WAS A PART OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, IN 1971, JAMES H. STROTHERS WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE FOR A CRIME THAT HE DID NOT COMMIT. NO FINGERPRINTS, WEAPONS, GUN RESIDUE, OR HAIR FOLLICLES WERE FOUND.
FAMILY MEMBERS OF MR. STROTHERS ARE ASKING FOR THE CASE TO BE REOPENED AND A NEW INVESTIGATION TO HELP PROVE HIS INNOCENCE, AND FOR THE CURRENT GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS, ASA HUTCHINSON, TO PROVIDE EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.