Citing the complexity of the case, and her long-standing vacation plans, Asst. Attorney General Adrienne Bachman elected to ignore the 45 day time period usually available for a response to a Post Conviction Relief filing, and has requested a delay until May 15, 2014 on behalf of the State of Alaska,
The Alaska Innocence Project filed a motion in court establishing the innocence of the Fairbanks Four, the men convicted of the 1997 beating death of John Hartman. The Innocence Project Filing contained the graphic confession of convicted double-murderer William Homes, who implicates himself and four classmates for the 1997 killing of John Hartman,