DA pushes for new trial in 1992 murder of Laurie Houts after judge dismissed cold case

Authorities arrested John Kevin Woodward again in 2022 after discovering new DNA evidence on the murder weapon.

Woodward was originally charged in 1996 and went on trial twice for her murder and both trials back then ended in mistrials. A judge last week denied the move for a third trial claiming it would violate Woodward's constitutional protections against double jeopardy."If this happens to our cold case, these legal technicalities about double jeopardy after hung juries, it could happen to any cold case that has previous mistrials with hung juries," said Marolyn Reiss, Laurie Houts friend.

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