Soldier faces military trial in deaths

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A soldier accused of killing a mother and her two daughters is going on trial for the third time after prosecutors say new DNA technology linked him to the slayings 25 years ago in North Carolina.

Opening statements are set to start Wednesday in 51-year-old Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis' military court-martial.

Hennis is charged with three counts of premeditated murder in the 1985 deaths of 31-year-old Kathryn Eastburn and her 5-year-old and 3-year-old daughters in their Fayetteville home.

Hennis was first convicted in state court, but won an appeal and was acquitted in a second civilian trial.

Hennis couldn't be tried in state court again, so the case was turned over to the Army after investigators said a new DNA test linked Hennis to the killings.