Alabama man convicted of wife’s 1985 murder gets new trial, judge calls bite mark evidence 'junk science’

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Charles McCrory was accused 40 years ago of brutally murdering his wife in a small south Alabama town. No physical evidence tied him to the scene, other than a mark that prosecutors said proved he bit his wife during the attack. He's always maintained his innocence, and a federal judge has now ordered a new trial. (Special to AL.com)

An Alabama man who has spent more than four decades in prison for killing his wife could soon be free after a federal judge ordered that he be either retried for the murder or released from prison.

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