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    Inside the Case: Boston Bomber Guilty, Kanye Settles & Suge Back in Court

    Guilty Verdict for Boston Bomber This verdict was a foregone conclusion, but I’m glad the victims got to hear it.  The defense strategy all along has been to concede guilt in an effort to keep their credibility for the phase they are really hoping to win: the penalty phase. Now that the jury has returned a guilty verdict on every

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    HLN The Daily Share: Aaron Hernandez Closing Arguments

    The fate of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez is with the jury. The prosecution spent months presenting evidence and 132 witnesses trying to show the former New England Patriots player murdered Odin Lloyd. The defense mocked it saying it was full of holes and speculation. “If there was evidence of any reason Aaron would have had to murder Odin Loyd,

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    Inside the Case: Duke Noose Probe, Investigating rape on college campuses, Aaron Hernandez case goes to jury & Deliberations continue for Boston bombing trial

    A quiet response threatens to cut-off discussion about noose found hanging on Duke Campus The initial story took off like a rocket. The discovery of a noose hanging from a tree on a southern university campus. Administrators, faculty and students at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina reacted with a strong collective voice of outrage and disgust. Then the story

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    Inside the Case: Anderson, Sambora & Bollaert

    Judge says Pamela Anderson must follow the rules Pamela Anderson’s on-again off-again legal fight with soon to be ex-husband Rick Solomon hit a legal bump. Anderson filed for a restraining order against Solomon based on claims he is blackmailing her with nude pics. In court however, Anderson’s legal team failed to show they properly served Solomon. As a result, the

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    Inside the Case: Duke, Durst & Giudice

    Noose on Duke University Campus  The reaction has been swift and loud. “This cannot be us and this will not be us.” Strong words spoken by Duke University Student Government President Lavanya Sunder in response to the discovery of a noose found hanging from a tree on the university campus early Wednesday morning. University police are investigating the incident. As

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    ‘Did He Do It?’ Season Premiere – “Reputation for Evil”

    Did He Do It? is a dynamic new true crime drama documentary series on Investigation Discovery that puts the accused center stage. At the top of each episode we introduce one murder victim – and one prime suspect. In Episode 1 we meet career criminal Steven Avery. Avery is released after 18 years in prison, when DNA evidence reveals he

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    Getty vs. Durst: Who is the Bigger Jinx?

    Tragedy besets the Getty family once again. Andrew Getty, the grandson of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, was found dead inside his Los Angeles house on Tuesday. Court records show Getty suffered from a serious medical condition that put him at “grave risk of substantial and irreparable injury or death. Andrew Getty was 47 years old. According to the Los

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    As the Circumstantial Evidence Case Turns…

    Much has been made of the circumstantial case against Aaron Hernandez. I have written and talked about it since the trial started several weeks ago. The latest edition of “As the circumstantial case turns,” centers on the murder weapon. Courtroom observers have said this is a problem for the prosecution. A Boston Globe article on the trial from Wednesday calls

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    The Glare of Transparency from the Harsh Light Shining on Indiana

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis (who I claim as a distant relative) once opined that “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants” in a 1913 Harper’s Weekly article, entitled “What Publicity Can Do.” But it was an image that had been in his mind for decades. Twenty years earlier, in a letter to his then-fiancée, Brandeis had

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