The Alaska Court of Appeals affirmed a superior court ruling Friday and will not test DNA evidence in a 36-year-old double murder case in Juneau. Newton Lambert was convicted of the murder of Anne Benolken in 1982 but acquitted in the killing of her husband, James Benolken.
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Ruling in Newton Lambert’s case being appealed
Juneau man was convicted of 1982 murder of Anne Benolken, seeks DNA testing of evidence from scene
Judge denies DNA test in Newton Lambert case
Defense asserted that shirt and pant fabric samples point to other suspects in 1982 murder of Anne and James Benolken