did you kill katherine fuller, his lawyer asked? no, i didn't. did you participate in the murder of katherine fuller? no, i didn't. why did you give a statement? because i was scared. police beat the confession out of him. >> i'm proud of him. he's telling the truth and it's not hard to tell the truth. i'm very proud. he's doing well on the stand. >> now several witnesses pointed to another guy, a guy named james mcmillan that they saw in the alley and several years later, mcmillan actually murdered another woman in a startlingly similar fashion. another witness pointed to a guy named james blue, but james blue actually killed that witness five days before the crew went on trial. and all those witnesses were apparently withheld by the prosecutors from the defense attorneys. anita. >> okay, bruce leshan, thank you. >>> the man accused of killing an unarmed florida teenager is out of jail tonight. on the same day that george zimmerman was let go, the police chief allowed him to go free resigned himself. randall with the latest on this from sanford,

the victim was katherine fuller. she was robbed and savagely beaten in an alley in northeast back in 1984. defense lawyers claim most of the witnesses have recanted their testimony. >> the man suspected in the murder of alexandria community activist lenny harris is also accused now in two separate murders in prince george's county. one victim was a teenager. the other a cab driver. police say the suspect, 26-year-old tyrone lewis, robbed all three of those victims. >>> a u.s. marine accused in the stabbing death of another marine was in court today. >> the attack happened this weekend in the barracks row area of capitol hill. derrick ward has developments. >> reporter: indications in court today are private first class michael poth may claim self-defense after the weekend confrontation that left fellow marine lance corporal philip bushon dead. he died after being stabbed in the chest on 8th street southeast across from the marine barracks. differing accounts are emerging in d.c. superior court. poth's attorney says t

yarborough and seven other men convicted in the 1984 murder of katherine fuller. katherine fuller, 48 years old, the mother of six, attacked in an alley behind 8th and a streets northeast. she was beaten. she was robbed. she was sexually assaulted with a metal pole. the case dominated the news for weeks. now, some 27 years later, questions about whether they got the right man. defense lawyers working with the mid-atlantic innocence project says there is evidence someone else might be responsible. defense attorneys say most of the witnesses have now recanted their testimony. that at the time cliff yarborough talked he was just 16. that he had an i.q. of 69 1/2, that he could only read at third grade level. he was scared and vulnerable. >> my brother was 16 years old. we'll see what's going on. >> reporter: the hearing is almost like a retrial. a judge will decide whether to stay the conviction or whether to throw it out. it could take a couple weeks. live in northwest, pat collins, news 4. >>> george zimmerman walked out of jail last night in sanford, florida. he i

seven men convicted of raping and killing katherine fuller back in 1984 are due in court today and theyve new trials. attorneys say there is evidence that wasn't available during the first trials. fuller was a 48-year-old mother of six when she was brutally attacked and killed in her northeast neighborhood. police chargeed a group of men who called themselves at the time 8 and h crew. >>> a 12th agent is being investigated in the secret service prostitution scandal. the agent was staying at the same hotel as president obama, not the hotel where the other agents were staying. this latest development comes as the department of homeland security prepares for an eversight hearing later this week. >>> the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards is sell set to start in north carolina today. his former mistress is in a. among those expected to take the stand. edwards is accused of using nearly $1 million in illegal continue buoys to cover up his fair with hunter. the two have a child together. edwards has pleaded not guilty to the charges. >>> another court case we are talking abou

katherine fuller was 48 when she was beaten to death. >>> another case we are continuing to follow, thena immigration law at the supreme court. the justices seem to be okay with major parts of the tough law that let's police check the legal status of people they think are illegal immigrants. they tackled the question whether or not arizona overstepped its bounds when it passed the controversial measure. a decision is not expected until sometime this summer. >>> he vowed to stay in the race all the way to the republican national convention this august. now newt gingrich decided to call it quits. yesterday he told supporters he is wrapping up his campaign with a formal announcement expected by next tuesday. it comes after mitt romney's gingrich one two contests in the home state of georgia and south carolina. >>> up next, we will go live to fox business network in new york. we will tell you about big changes coming to child labor laws. >> the job market is looking better for teenagers trying to find a summer job.  >>> welcome back. kids possibly banned from doing certain jobs

. >>> two men who co-operated with the investigation into the 1984 murder of katherine fuller, say they lied under oath. calvin alston and harry j bennett were key witnesses, alston took the stand telling the court he was fed information by police and lied on the stand to save himself bennett said his testimony was fed to him by detectives katherine fuller was 48 years old when she was beaten to death. >>> former president of liberia, charles taylor, found guilty, this morning on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity the international criminal court in the netherlands spent five years on this trial said taylor orchestrated one of the most brutal campaigns in africa, gave rebels in neighboring sierra leone, weapons in exchange for blood diamonds this is the first time since the nuremberg trials, that a leader has been found guilty in international criminal court. >>> young said he was told hiding hunter was the most important job even after edwards dropped out of the 2008 race because he was trying to be considered for vice president young testified edwards stopped returnin

seven men convicted of raping and killing katherine fuller in 1984 could receive new trials. attorneys say there is new evidence that was not available during the first trial. fuller ways 48-year-old mother of six when she was attacked in her northeast neighborhood. police chargeed a group of men who called themselves the h and # crew. >>> a long-time civil rights leader in maryland has been charged with a drug crime. carl snowden has been charged with possessing marijuana. he was pulled over if a broken taillight and that is when police say they found the drugs. his attorney says there was another person in the car and the marijuana was only a trace amount. >>> new details in the secret service scandal. there are now 12 agents involved and congress is widening the investigations. the head of the senate home lapped security committee wants to find out if the scandal is an exception or shows a pattern of misconduct. and maryland congressman elijah cummings is sending a letter to the department of defense to find out what role if any they played in this. there are also inquirie

. >>> the murder of katherine fuller happened 28 years ago, 1984, but it will be back in the spotlight this week in a d.c. courtroom. fuller was beaten, raped and sodomized on april 14, 1984. workers were sentenced to 35 years to life for the crime. tomorrow a judge will listen to claims that some of those arrested were wrongly convicted. we're likely to hear from possible witnesses who were never questioned and other witnesses who are changing their stories. the mid-atlantic innocence project has taken on the case for the defendants. >>> well, members of congress are sounding off on the secret service prostitution scandal. 12 members of the agency and 11 members of the military are the focus of the investigation. well, now some lawmakers are asking whether others were also involved. brian moore has new details. >> reporter: washington is bracing for more fallout from the secret service sex scandal. >> i would expect within the very near future to have several other secret service agents leaving. >> reporter: house homeland security agent peter king is asking whether white house employ

. >> katherine fuller was a tiny mother of six. beaten, robbed, and sotomized with a pole in a garage off an alley in northeast d.c. police focused almost immediately on a group of young men who hung out in a nearby park and called themselves the athe. >> i see. then, 16-year-old clifton confessed in a video tape police interrogation. >> it was a little hard stick. >> but he is now recanting and he is the leadoff witness as the defendant seeked to convince a judge to grant them a new trial or declare them not guilty. >>> one month after he was allowed to resign temporarily, the sanford police chief could decide for his handling, tried to do it permanently. but that offer was rejected by city commissioners. these are the same commissioners that recently gave him a vote of no confident. lee had temporarily stepped down in an effort to restore calm to the city in the wake of protests surrounding the case of trayvon martin. >>> meanwhile, the man at the center of the case is out on bail tonight. zimmerman, of course, accused of killing

in the high profile katherine fuller murder case. fuller was attacked and killed back in 1984, in an alley in north east d.c. eight people were convicted including cliff yarborough, he was 16 years old at the detectives beat a confession out of him. defense lawyers say there is other evidence some one else is responsible. >> sex lies and former presidential candidate. the start of john edwards trial in north carolina. wendy. >> reporter: edwards, a former north carolina senator its accused of violating campaign finance law to cover up an extramarital affair. edwards former aid is the star witness for the prosecution and today, prosecutors didn't waste any time calling andrew young to the strand. young was more than an aide to edwards. they were close friends. he testified that he met a woman, hunter, traveling with edwards in 2006. young even claimed he was the father of hunter's chidld thoug it was edwards. two wealthy campaign supporters secretly paying nearly $1 million to support hon ehunter keep her secret. edwards' defense lawy

katherine fuller was beaten, raped, sodomized in northeast october 1, 1984. eight teens were convicted and sentenced to 35 years to life in prison. but the mid atlantic innocence project says several of the original witnesses have recanted their testimony. and a court will likely hear from possible witnesses who were never questioned after the crime. >>> and the second perjury trial for baseball's roger klem sons now under way. the government is trying to prove the former superstar pitcher lied to congress about using steroids. news4's melissa mollet is live in the newsroom. >> good morning. a jury could be seated within the next few hours in the roger clemons trial with opening statementsossible by this afternoon. u.s. district judge reggie walton will narrow the field of potential jurors to 36 and attorneys will select 12 jurors and four alter nature. retrial comes just nine months after clemons' first perjury trial ended in a mistrial. accused of lying to law makers when he said never took steroids or human growth hormone to improve his performance. only t

an innocence hearing started yesterday in the high-profile katherine fuller murder case. fuller was attacked and killed in 1984 in a northeast d.c. alley. eight people were convicted including cliff yarborough. he was 16 at the time. he said detectives beat a confession out of him. defense lawyers say there's other evidence that someone else was responsible. >>> city commissioners in sanford, florida, are not accepting the police chief's resignation over his handling in the trayvon martin shooting case. bill lee and his department had been widely criticized for not arresting george zimmerman right away. the neighborhood watch captain is accused of shooting unarmed teenager trayvon martin in february. lee temporarily stepped down as police chief on may 22, saying he wanted to let tensions cool. meanwhile, zimmerman was released from jail yesterday after posting a $150,000 bail. he is now in hiegd until his trial which -- in hiding until his trial which couldn't happen for a couple of years. >>> a lead witness in the john edwards corruption trial will take the stand today.

katherine fuller was beaten, raped, and sodomized in northeast on october 1, 1984. eight teenagers were convicted and sentenced to 35 years to life in prison. today a judge will hear claims that some of those teens were wrongly convicted. the mid-atlantic innocence project says several of the original witnesses have recanted their testimony. the court will likely hear from possible witnesses who were never questioned after the crime. >>> a maryland minister is continuing to preach despite being ousted from his church and stripped of his membership. paster joe peebles took over jericho city of praise in 2010 after the death of his mother, apostle betty peebles. she and her husband founded the church 40 years ago. it's grown into a massive complex with a school, senior center, and thousands of parishioners. a disagreement with the church's board of trustees led joel peebles' ouster last week. yesterday, hundreds of his supporters worshipped with him in the ballroom at the metro point hotel in new carrollton. >> here we have the opportunity to worship freely. we have n

seven men convicted of raping and killing katherine fuller book in 1984 could receive new trials. their attorneys want a chance to examine evidence they say wasn't available during the first trials. fuller was a 48-year-old mother of six. she was attacked in her northeast neighborhood. police chargeed a group of men. >>> a suspect accused of calling a marine in southeast early saturday morning is due in court today. police say 20-year-old michael potts stabbed 23-year-old philip bushong in the chest. police are investigating witness claims that a gay slur was said just before the stabbing. >>> a d.c. businessman under investigation for campaign contributions has landed a multimillion-dollar job contract. jfery thompson is lined up to do audit work in the u.s. virgin islands. -- jeffrey thompson. he has given campaign funds to the delegate for the virgin island in congress. his contract there is worth more than $6.3 million from the island's department of education. >>> the secret service confirms a 12th employee is now came indicated in the prostitution scandal rocking the agency.

seven men convicted of raping and killing katherine fuller could receive new trials.ttorneys say there's new evidence that wasn't available in the first trials. fuller was a 48-year-old mother of six when she was attacked in her neighborhood. police charged a group of men who called themselves the h and h crew. >>> the man charged with second degree murder in the death of trayvon martin could be released from jail any day now. on friday, a florida judge agreed to let zimmerman out on one history thousand bail. his defense attorney says it would only take a few days for the release to be arranged. he says zimmerman's family needs time to secure collateral for the bail. he says he's also working on finding a safe place for zimmerman to stay. >>> civil rights activists in baltimore hopes the martin case draws attention to an assault in maryland. the trial is now underway. the brothers who are white and jewish claim self-defense, saying the teen was holding a nail studded board. but they are accused of racial profiling. >>> we've learned there was a 12th agent involved in

nearly three decades ago is once again making headlines, 7 men convicted of raping and killing katherine fullerrt today, and they could receive new trials. attorneys say there is evidence that wasn't available during the first trials. fuller was a 48-year-old mother of 6 when she was brutally attacked and killed in her northeast neighbourhood police charged a group of men who called themselves the 8 nh crew. >>> a dc business man under investigation for campaign contributions that landed a multimillion dollar contract job he is lined up to do audit work in the u.s. virgin islands he has given money to vince grey as well as other city leaders but he has also given funds to the virgin delegate in congress he contract is worth more than $6 million from the island's department of education. >>> opening statements begin in john edwards trial for alleged campaign finance violations edwards is accused of accepting nearly $1 million in illegal contributions during his 2008 bid for president and using it to hide an extramarital affair. >> opening statements set to start in the purgery trial of former ba

katherine fuller was robbed, beaten, and sod mizeed in an alley. in his opening statement, robcare rei cold the court his murder was likely carried out by one man who was seen in the alley at the time of the murder. his name was never turned over to the defense. paul wagner, fox 5 news. >>> the defense says the government did not play by the rules. in fact, there was misconduct and that's why the conviction should be overturned. prosecutors say every lead was followed. >>> the trial against music star, jennifer hudson's former brother-in-law got too graphic hudson left the courtroom today before prosecutors showed photo s of the bloody scene. william is accused of killing them and later hudson's nephew. an officer testified about how he found their bodies. >> it doesn't get more dramatic than this. a game seven sudden death match between the capitols and bruins. we'll take you inside the showdown. also ahead, this local teen's online video is going viral. he performs this stunt just for fox 5. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male an

fox 5's paul wagner explains what's happening nearly 30 years after the murder of katherine fuller. >> reporter: calvin alston seen on the right here leaving court today spent several hours on the stand trying to explain why he lied during the trial in 1985. alston said he was 19 and already facing lesser charges in other crimes and was brought in for questioning. the now 46-year-old told the court he wasn't at the crime scene and only agreed to cooperate after being told by police he could get life in prison. when asked why he was recanting now, alston replied, "i sent innocent men to prison on a made up lie. i hurt their families. i hurt these men. i was wrong and i'm trying to correct a wrong." but on corrosion prosecutor casey weston asked him this. you were on the stand for three days, weren't you, many alston? >> yes. >> your plea agreement was read to the court, correct? >> yes. >> you admitted previously lying, correct? >> yes. >> you were cross-examined by seven attorneys, is that right? >> yes. >> you wrote a letter to the judge admitting your involvement, correct? >> yes. >

an innocence hearing started yesterday in the high-profile katherine fuller murder case.he was attack and killed in 1984 in an alley. eight people were convicted including cliff yarborough. he was 16 at the time. he said that detectives beat a confession out of him. defense lawyers say there's other evidence that someone else was responsible. >>> in just a few hours, we expect to learn more about a vicious dog attack in northeast washington that sent two teenagers climbing on top of a car. that whole thing was caught by surveillance cameras. you can see in this video who teens joump it the car, trying to get away from the dogs friday. this is the 1200 block of queen street. the man was seriously hurt while trying to help the teens fend off the dogs. police say that they are in the process of tracking down the owner and both dogs. >>> it's happened again. d.c. council member marion barry made another controversial comment at a public meeting. according to the "washington examiner," barry made the comments at a university of d.c. budget hearing when talking about the need t

defendants have spent nearly three decades in prison convicted in the murder of katherine fuller. the mother of six was found beaten, robbed and sodomized in an alley in northeast washington. in the decade since several witnesses have recanted. as a 16-year-old yarbough bow said -- [indiscernible] >>> jury selection is under way in a child molestation case in falls church, virginia. three young girls say 48-year- old michael gardner fondled them while they attended his daughter's sleepover last june. at the time the accusers were ages 9 and 10. prosecutors say they have a d.n.a. match to gardner from one of the girl's underpants but prosecutors also say sperm from one of the other girl's father was found on her pajamas. that father told 9news transference happened in the washing machine. gardner's wife, robin is the former mayor. >>> snowplows have been pretty busy in parts of far western maryland in the last 24 hours. we got rain here. snow, however, fell in the higher elevations. the road crews had to dust off their equipment and hit the highways, at least to keep the main route

an innocence hearing started yesterday in the high-profile katherine fuller murder case. she was attacked and killed in 1984 in a northeast d.c. alley. eight people were convicted including cliff yarborough. he was 16 at the time. he said detectives beat a confession out of him. defense lawyers say there's evidence that someone else was responsible. >>> former congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be back in d.c. today for the first time since she left congress. giffords will receive the we are emily award from emily's list, a group dedicated to electing pro-choice democratic women to political office. organizer will also announce the creation of a new award named in giffords' honor. it is meant to recognize women at the beginning of their political careers. giffords resigned from her house seat earlier this year to focus on her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head. >>> enjoy your summer break if you're a middle school student in prince george's county. next school year, the day will be longer. starting in august, middle school students in the county will spend up to

katherine fuller was beaten, raped, and sodomized in 1984.nvicted and sentenced to 35 years to life in prison. today, a judge will hear claims that some of those teens were wrongly convicted. the mid-atlantic innocence project said several of the original witnesses have recanted their testimony. the court will likely hear from possible witnesses who were never questioned after the crime. >>> in a news4 exclusive, a couple is telling their story for the first time about how they were robbed, kidnapped, and carjacked. the attack started off chaplain street in columbia heights and ended when a man jumped out of a car in maryland. two men walked up to the couple in the alley and took the keys. the woman was forced into the trunk and the man forced to drive to an atm. with the gun to his head, he jumped out of the car. >> i didn't care if they was going shoot or not. it was my only option, jumping out of the car. >> the woman escaped by unlatching the trunk lock and jumping out. both say they are thankful to be alive but worry good retaliation sin

. >> the murder of katherine fu fuller and the men could get a new hearing that could set them free. the victim's family is speaking only to news 4. jackie benson has more. >> reporter: her 74-year-old shoulders carry the weight of what was the brutal murder of her sister. >> i won't be sitting there like i did before, every day, not missing a day it's tiresome. >> october 1, a 48-year-old mother of six, was walking near h/8th after running an errand. five feet tall, 99 pounds was dragged into a garage, beaten, raped and sodomized with a metal pole. in the ensuing days, 16 people were arrested, eight convicted sentenced to 35 years to life in prison. after their case was talken on by mid-atlantic innocence project. a judge agreed to consider if some of the men were wrongly convicted two. have been paroled. she heard one of them is writing a book about the crime. >> you want to write your book and get paid, write your book. leave us alone. but will you spend the money that you get for the book that you wrote? leave us alone. leave us alone. >> what's known as an if evidentiary hearing

katherine fuller was beaten, raped, and sodomized in northeast on october 1 of 1984.ht teens were convicted and sentenced to 35 years to life in prison. the mid-atlantic innocence project says several of the original witnesses have recanted their testimony. the court will likely hear from possible witnesses who were never questioned after the crime. >>> a 19-year-old man faces a murder charge for the death of a woman in prince george's county. police arrested joshua barlow. he's accused of killing 30-year-old la toya hall in a vacant apartment on 28th avenue in temple hills last wednesday. officers found her with her arms and legs bound. barlow lives in the same complex. the motive appears to be robbery. bar low being held without bond. >>> d.c. police are looking for the gunman who robbed, kidnapped, and carjacked a couple and took them on a terrifying ride. the couple were talking outside a car parked in columbia heights early friday morning. two men walked up, ordered them to the ground, then took the keys. they forced the woman into the trunk and ordered the man t

an innocence hearing started yesterday in the high-profile katherine fuller case. fulter was attacked and killed in 1984 in a northeast d.c. alley. eight people were convicted, including cliff yarborough. he was 16 years old at the time. he said detectives beat a confession out of him and detectives say there's other evidence that someone else was responsible. >>> police are looking into whether two men suspected in three murders committed any other crimes. the wife of one victim spoke exclusively with news4. prince george's county differents say evidence links the murders of cab driver edmund afasio, to a 17-year-old high school student, justin isaacs and alexander community activist, lenny harris, also killed. the connections were made after crews pulled harris' body out of a well in oxon hill. police arrested 26-year-old tyrone anton lewis in the case and arrested 26-year-old kelvin walker. the cab driver's widow, ruth akafasio told news4 she waited seven years for justice for her husband. >> he no thought, no regret. but what he did to these human beings' lives

of raping and killing katherine full inner 1984, could receive new trials, their attorneys want a chance to examine evidence they say was not available during the first trial. fuller was a 48-year-old mother of 6, when she was attacked in her northeast neighbourhood, police charge add group of men who called themselves the 8 and h crew. >>> opening statements are set to begin today for the trial of the man accused of murdering jennifer hudson's family members the oscar and grammy winning singer may testify as a prosecution witness against william ball four he is jennifer hudson's estranged brother in law accused ofng the brother and 7-year-old nephew in 2008. >> john edwards trial for alleged campaign finance violations is accused of accepting nearly $1 million during his 2008 bid for the presidency and using it to hide an extramarital affair. his defense lawyers plan to argue, much of that money was siphoned off by a trusted aid and used to build an expensive home the trial is expected to last 6 weeks. >>> in maryland more than a million bge customers will get relief next month a $100 credit on their accounts a condition of the merger between bges parent company