Calif. governor orders new DNA tests in case of Kevin Cooper, convicted in 1983 killings

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered additional DNA testing on evidence that a death-row inmate says will prove his innocence in a 35-year-old murder case that has drawn national attention.

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