Another man, Randy Taylor, was convicted of Murphy’s abduction and murder, but after Matthew’s arrest, Taylor’s attorney asked that evidence in the case be re-examined to check for any links to Matthew.
Friday, the top prosecutor in Nelson County, which includes Lovingston, said fresh DNA testing conducted by the FBI after the attorney’s request excluded Matthew from evidence collected in the Murphy case.
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Police are also investigating Matthew’s possible ties to the disappearance of 19-year-old Samantha Ann Clarke of Orange, Virginia.
