Joe D. Bryan, 84, Dies; His Murder Conviction Raised Troubling Questions

Joe D. Bryan, a former high school principal who was released from prison in Texas after serving 33 years for a murder conviction based on expert testimony that was later discredited, and whose claims of innocence drew intense media scrutiny, died on Sept. 22 at his home in Houston. He was 84. The cause was cancer of the pancreas and liver, said his brother James Bryan, with whom he had lived. Mr. Bryan was granted parole in March 2020 by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Its decision followed...