said a judge who is recommending her conviction and death sentence be vacated. Melissa Lucio, now 56, was convicted of murdering her daughter, Mariah Alvarez. Mariah died in February 2007 ...

Efforts to free Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, were significantly bolstered after a judge concluded ...