The Arkansas Supreme Court sent the case back for a hearing . The three were convicted of the 1993 murders of three Boy Scouts . The hair found in the ligature was consistent with Branch 's stepfather , Terry Hobbs , while the hair found on the tree stump was consistent with the DNA of a friend of Hobbs ' , according to the documents . DNA evidence found at the scene did not point to the three convicted .
The Arkansas Supreme Court sent the case back for a hearing . The three were convicted of the 1993 murders of three Boy Scouts . DNA evidence found at the scene did not point to the three convicted .