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Several George Zimmerman Witnesses Change Their Accounts
Orlando SentinelSANFORD, Fla. -- Evidence released last week in the second-degree-murder case against George Zimmerman shows four key witnesses made major changes in what they say they saw and heard the night he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford....Tags: Laws, The Miami Herald, Drew Pinsky, Rick Scott, CNN (tv network)
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Woman Gets 20 Years for Firing Warning Shot at Abusive Husband
CNNJACKSONVILLE, Florida -- Saying he had no discretion under state law, a judge sentenced a Jacksonville, Florida, woman to 20 years in prison Friday for firing a warning shot in an effort to scare off her abusive husband. Marissa Alexander...Tags: Corrine Brown, Local Government, Trials, Laws, Prisons
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FBI: Girls Were Nearby When Abductor Killed Himself
CNNALPINE, Miss. -- The two young girls were on their stomachs. From where they lay, they could see Adam Mayes, the man who took them from their home in Tennessee two weeks earlier and who now had them hiding in the Mississippi woods. State officers...Tags: Kidnapping, Trials, Laws, Police Investigations, Lawyers
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Four Gang Members Convicted in Fatal Shooting of 3-Week-Old Infant
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Four high-ranking members of an entrenched criminal street gang were found guilty Friday afternoon of participating in a racketeering enterprise responsible for the September, 2007 shooting of a street vendor near MacArthur Park that...Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Trials, Laws, Gang Activity, Los Angeles Police Department
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Police Documents: Tulsa Shooting Suspects Confessed
CNNTULSA, Oklahoma -- The suspects in the shootings of five African-Americans in Tulsa, Oklahoma, confessed shortly after their arrest, according to police documents. Jake England told investigators he shot three of the five victims, while Alvin Watts...Tags: Laws, Racism, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Easter
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Charles Manson Denied Parole in 'Helter Skelter' Murders
CORCORAN, Calif -- A California prison panel denied parole for notorious mass murderer Charles Manson for the 12th time on Wednesday.
Manson, 77, did not attend the parole hearing.
The panel set his next parole hearing for 15 years from now, when Manson...Tags: Laws, Prisons, Roman Polanski, California State Prison, Los Angeles County, Lawyers
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Ohio School Shooting Suspect Goes to Court for Hearing
CNNCHARDON, Ohio -- Accused Ohio school shooter T.J. Lane was in juvenile court Tuesday for a pretrial hearing as prosecutors moved to limit the release of more information about the suspect. Seated with his attorney and positioned in front of his...Tags: Firearms, Laws, Substance Abuse, Injuries and Wounds, Teachers
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 4 Others Charged in 9/11 Attack
CNNWASHINGTON, DC -- The United States on Wednesday announced charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and four others accused of involvement in the plot. "If convicted, the five accused...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Barack Obama, Trials, Laws, American Civil Liberties Union
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Trucker With Traveling Torture Chamber Admits to More Killings
KTLA NewsSUTTON COUNTY, Tex. (KTLA) -- A serial killer who set up a torture chamber in his long haul truck and kidnapped hitchhikers across the country has admitted to two more killings. Convicted killer Robert Ben Rhoades pleaded guilty this week to the...Tags: Trials, Laws, Prosecution, Murder, Punishment
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Woman Caught Driving With Newborn In Purse
KTLA NewsST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- A woman is facing possible criminal charges for allegedly driving with her newborn baby in her handbag. Officers reportedly pulled the woman over for a routine traffic stop Tuesday. While asking for the woman's license,...Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Girlfriend of Crime Boss "Whitey" Bulger to Plead Guilty
CNNBOSTON -- The longtime companion of notorious fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger agreed to plead guilty to several charges against her related to her infamous 16-year run from authorities with her alleged mobster boyfriend. Catherine Greig will plead...Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Firearms, Laws, Massachusetts, Boston
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Report: No Cover-Up by Fullerton Police in Kelly Thomas Death
KTLA NewsFULLERTON, Calif. (KTLA) -- The first independent report detailing the beating death of Kelly Thomas was released Tuesday, clearing city leaders of falsifying or covering up facts to protect police. The 37-year-old homeless man died after an alleged...Tags: Trials, Laws, Prisons, Police Investigations, Injuries and Wounds
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