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Friday, April 19, 2013  Mark Woodworth is facing a retrial for the 1990 killing of Cathy Robertson, a neighbor in Chillicothe.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Gov. Jay Nixon and Missouri's attorney general say the governor shouldn't have to testify in a Chillicothe man's murder retrial.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A Chillicothe man facing a third murder trial in his neighbor's 1990 death wants Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to testify about his involvement in the case.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  State prosecutors seeking a Chillicothe man's third murder conviction in his neighbor's 1990 death will have to pursue the case without vital ballistics evidence.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  The Missouri Attorney General's Office is heavily criticizing the legal tactics by attorneys for a Chillicothe man facing a third murder trial in his neighbor's 1990 death.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A northwest Missouri man facing a third murder trial in his neighbor's 1990 death is raising questions about the conduct of a county judge, court clerk and deputy sheriff in the case.

Friday, February 15, 2013  A Missouri judge has ordered a man convicted in his neighbor's 1990 murder to be released on bond pending a retrial.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  A Chillicothe man whose murder conviction in the 1990 slaying of a neighbor was recently overturned could learn on Friday whether he will be released from prison as the state seeks a new trial.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the murder conviction of man who had been sentenced to life in prison for the 1990 slaying of a woman on a neighboring farm.

Saturday, May 12, 2012  The high court yesterday denied without explanation Mark Woodworth's bail request.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  A Boone County judge has ruled that a man twice convicted in a 1990 slaying was victim of "a manifest injustice".

Tuesday, May 31, 2011  A Chillicothe man who was convicted twice for the 1990 slaying of a Missouri farm wife returns to court Tuesday in what amounts to a third hearing in the case.