A hearing to determine whether new evidence warrants a new trial for Mario Willis continued on Wednesday, with prosecutors challenging defense expert testimony.

A defense expert testified Thursday that the 2008 Detroit fire that killed firefighter Walter Harris may not have been arson, challenging the investigation that led to Mario Willis’ conviction.

A critical hearing that could determine the fate of a man convicted in a Detroit firefighter’s death continues Friday with testimony from a key defense expert who claims the original fire investigation was flawed.

Defense attorneys on Wednesday aggressively challenged the original fire investigation that led to Mario Willis’s prison sentence in the 2008 death of Detroit firefighter Walter Harris.

In a dramatic day of testimony on Tuesday, the key witness in a 2008 Detroit firefighter death case repeatedly claimed the fatal fire was an accident, while simultaneously maintaining that the defendant ordered him to start it – raising new questions about a conviction that has stood for over a decade.

A series of witnesses took the stand Monday in what became a dramatic first day of testimony in Mario Willis’ bid for freedom, challenging the credibility of the prosecution’s key witness in the 2008 Detroit firefighter death case.

A key hearing next week could determine freedom for Mario Willis, who has spent 16 years in prison for a fatal fire that killed a Detroit firefighter, a conviction his supporters say was built on changing testimony and missing evidence.

A key hearing for a man serving a 30-year prison sentence for a fire that killed Detroit firefighter Walter Harris is expected to happen Tuesday.

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A man currently behind bars in connection with the death of a Detroit firefighter in 2008 will be re-sentenced again.

A man convicted of murder and arson in connection with a 2008 fire that killed a Detroit firefighter will continue to spend decades in prison.