Va. man won't face retrial for Culpeper slaying

CULPEPER, Va. (AP) — A special prosecutor said Monday that there is insufficient evidence to retry a Virginia man whose capital murder conviction was overturned by a federal judge.

According to media reports, a judge in Culpeper County on Monday approved Fairfax County prosecutor Raymond F. Morrogh’s motion to drop the case against Michael Wayne Hash. Morrogh said the move means Hash will remain free, although an investigation into the 1996 slaying of 74-year-old Thelma D. Scroggins is continuing.