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• Convict freed after murder case crumbles

  April 11, 2013 in City A man who spent nearly six years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit had one thing on his mind today after a judge set him free: a double … 26

• Prosecutor intends to try man again on murder charge

  September 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 A man who had his first-degree murder conviction erased earlier this summer will remain in jail unless he can come up with a portion of his $500,000 bond that a … 6

• Sentencing postponed in Davila trial

  August 2, 2012 in City on Page A5 A Spokane County judge on Wednesday postponed the sentencing of a man convicted almost exclusively on DNA evidence after defense attorneys learned that tests identifying their client as the killer …

• DNA tech’s questionable work delays sentencing

  August 1, 2012 in City A Spokane County judge today postponed the sentencing of a man convicted almost exclusively on DNA evidence after defense attorneys learned that tests identifying their client as the killer had … 4

• Judge grants Davis new trial

  July 27, 2012 in City on Page A5 A judge granted a new trial for a man convicted four years ago of the 2007 beating death of an adult bookstore owner in Spokane. The Thursday ruling follows the … 1

• Convicted killer will get new trial

  July 26, 2012 in City A judge today granted the request for a new trial of a man convicted four years ago of the 2007 beating death of an adult bookstore owner in Spokane following … 5

• Murder doubts conceded in 2007 beating death

  July 12, 2012 in City on Page A1 The lead investigator in the 2007 beating death of an adult bookstore owner in Spokane now is questioning whether the wrong man was convicted of murder and sentenced to 40 … 7

• DNA provides new evidence in case of bookstore owner’s violent death

  July 11, 2012 in City on Page A5 A first-degree murder trial began Tuesday in the 2007 bludgeoning death of an adult-bookstore owner, even though another man already was convicted for that crime. The man on trial now, …

• DNA evidence in 2007 murder points to another man

  March 11, 2012 in City on Page A1 Water cascades from the roof in heavy droplets inside the abandoned brick-and-glass building on Sprague Avenue where an adult bookstore owner was bludgeoned to death nearly five years ago. Just … 18

• Prosecutor testimony sought

  March 11, 2012 in City on Page A9 The argument used in a 2008 trial to convince a jury to convict Jeramie R. Davis of murder has become a legal fight of its own. The defense attorney for …

• Suspect in bookstore owner’s slaying pleads not guilty

  August 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Spokane man recently arrested for a 2007 slaying that authorities previously considered solved pleaded innocent Thursday to murder charges. The homicide case against Julio J. Davila comes as Jeramie …

• Inmate hopes for freedom, new relationship with son

  July 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 A man who has spent more than three years in prison for a murder he maintains he didn’t commit suddenly has hope he might be released and reunited with his … 9

• DNA evidence reveals new suspect in 2007 slaying

  July 26, 2011 in City Authorities in Spokane are questioning whether the wrong man was sent to prison for the murder of a porn-shop owner in 2007. A recent DNA match in the case has … 2

• Man guilty in store owner’s death

  February 14, 2008 in City on Page B3 Jeramie Davis showed no emotion Wednesday as a jury declared him guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of 74-year-old John G. “Jack” Allen. Allen’s family held their elation until …

• Trial begins in adult bookstore slaying

  February 6, 2008 in City on Page B2 A Spokane County Superior Court jury heard two very different versions of what happened June 17 when the elderly owner of an adult bookstore was bludgeoned and robbed on East …

• Sister says suspect in shop killing innocent

  June 21, 2007 in City on Page B3 The man accused of killing 74-year-old John G. “Jack” Allen is being held in Spokane County Jail on $1 million bond. But 36-year-old Jeramie Davis is innocent, his sister said …

• Homicide witness becomes suspect

  June 20, 2007 in City on Page B8 As 74-year-old John G. “Jack” Allen lay bleeding from head wounds for nearly four hours Sunday night, the man police suspect killed him rifled through pornographic videos and erotic toys …

• Store owner dies after beating

  June 19, 2007 in City on Page B1 John G. “Jack” Allen had operated laundries and taverns. Running an adult bookstore on East Sprague Avenue might sound unseemly, but it wasn’t all that different, he told family.