From Lance Shockley’s Legal Team

Dateline: July 29, 2025

We believe in Lance Shockley. The State has conceded that the case against Lance is entirely circumstantial and no physical evidence connects him to the murder. With his life now on the line, we are compelled to speak plainly: the State’s case against Mr. Shockley was flawed from Day 1.

From the beginning, this case has suffered from a failure of due diligence. There are significant issues with the prosecution’s timeline. Several other viable suspects were overlooked and to this day, numerous pieces of critical evidence, up to 16 items, have never been tested for DNA. 

These items could hold the key to the truth to what really happened on March 20, 2005. Despite these facts, the court denied our motion to conduct DNA testing. In response, we have filed an emergency motion asking to expedite our appeal. We are fighting not just for Lance’s rights, but for his life.

The criminal justice system has let Lance Shockley down. We believe the truth still matters. And if there is even a possibility that DNA testing could exonerate an innocent man, then we must act now. The State got it wrong. Now is the time to correct this mistake, before it's too late.

— Jeremy Weis, Attorney for Lance Shockley