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Justices Hear Arguments on Missed Deadline in Murder Case
New York Times
Published: February 25, 2013. WASHINGTON — Floyd Perkins, a Michigan man serving a life sentence for murder, says he has evidence proving his innocence and should be allowed to present it long after a one-year filing deadline has passed. Enlarge This ...

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Arias Says She's Innocent of Murder
ABC News
Accused murderer Jodi Arias was confronted today with a barrage of lies she told after she killed her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, but she twice defiantly declared that she was innocent of first degree murder. "It's the truth. I'm innocent of that ...
Prosecutor questions honesty of Jodi Arias during Arizona murder trialFox News
Jodi Arias murder trial: Prosecution picks apart Arias' 'lies' as court hears ...Daily Mail
Arias resumes testimony in Arizona murder trialSeattle Post Intelligencer
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Reality is often more complicated than we'd like to admit and not every stepmother gets to have a Hollywood ending Mary T. Kelly, M.A. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-t-kelly-ma/

The FBI has agreed to release portions of its files concerning civil rights-era photographer Ernest Withers' work for the agency as a secret informant to settle a lawsuit, according to representatives of the Memphis, Tennessee, newspaper The Commercial Appeal.

It's the type of achievement that won't make it into Guinness World Records: A New Jersey man has been arrested after New Jersey police allegedly... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

The disappearance of a San Francisco Bay Area couple during a bicycling trip in Peru has rattled the national cycling community and prompted a search... Robin Wilkey http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-wilkey/

Parents can't sue LAPD over murder probe
San Francisco Chronicle
In 2009, LAPD detective Stephanie Lazarus was arrested for the murder of Sherri Rasmussen when the DNA found at the crime scene matched hers. The Rasmussens sued the LAPD, alleging that its officers handling of the case caused them emotional ...

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Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty pursuing his own corruption ...
Plain Dealer
Calabrese has already pleaded guilty to federal corruption-related charges and is scheduled to be sentenced in June. The state charges against Calabrese include claims that he and attorneys G. Timothy Marshall and Marc Doumbas tried to bribe two sexual ...

The stage is set for a titanic courtroom showdown between BP and federal and state governments over whether the oil giant must shell out billions more for the 2010 Gulf oil spill.

The Guardian
Islamist arrested for politician's murder
The Guardian
"The investigation has not led yet to identify the killer, those behind the murder and its motives," he added. Secular groups have accused the Islamist-led government of a lax response to attacks by ultra-orthodox Salafi Islamists on cinemas, theatres ...
Tunisia nabs suspects in politician's murderAljazeera.com
Tunisia arrests suspect in murder of opposition leader, Chokri BelaidGlobalPost

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Richard Beasley Trial: Prosecutors Offer Detailed Evidence For Ohio Craigslist ...
Huffington Post
AKRON, Ohio — The alleged mastermind of a deadly plot to lure victims with phony Craigslist job offers, a scheme that led to three deaths and the wounding of a fourth man, went on trial Monday for murder, with prosecutors outlining motives of robbery ...
Evidence detailed against alleged triggerman in Ohio murder case in phony ...Fox News
'False prophet' killed three men after luring them with hoax Craigslist ad ...Daily Mail
Craigslist Murder Suspect Called 'Wolf in Sheep's Clothing'FOX8.com – Cleveland news & weather from WJW Television FOX 8

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Hallandale Beach police seek murder suspect
MiamiHerald.com
Hallandale Beach police are searching for a man they say forced his way into a home with a six-foot wooden stick and then took part in a fight that led to another man's death. Police say Frantzy Etienne, 29, forced his way into a home on the 300 block ...

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Spain: Corruption Scandal Suspect Is a...
ABC News
A judge has ordered the former treasurer of Spain's ruling party to surrender his passport and stay in the country. Judge Pablo Ruz issued the order after former Popular Party Treasurer Luis Barcenas answered questions in court Monday about his Swiss ...
Central figure in Spain corruption scandal appears in courtReuters
Spanish corruption case linked to Swiss accountThe Local.ch (press release) (blog) (subscription)
Spain: Corruption scandal suspect is a flight riskNews 12 Brooklyn
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Nineteen teenagers have been arrested following a disturbance that shut down a Chicago shopping mall and left two people with minor injuries. Chicago police spokeswoman Laura Kubiak says the teens arrested Saturday were males and females ranging in age from 13 to 18. Most are charged with misdemeanor mob action....

Solutions sought to fight Antioch's crime surge
Inside Bay Area
ANTIOCH -- Everybody in the community must help be part of the solution for combating crime. That's the approach Mayor Wade Harper is taking in calling for a crime prevention forum Thursday at Antioch High School's Beede Auditorium. The forum will ...

It's hard for a lot of guys to admit to their wives that went to a strip club, let alone spending $1,000 on the attractions.... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

The company that was laying cable prior to an explosion last week at a popular Kansas City, Missouri, restaurant -- a blast that killed one person and injured several others -- did not have a permit for the excavation, a city official said Monday.

Solutions sought to fight Antioch's crime surge
San Jose Mercury News
ANTIOCH -- Everybody in the community must help be part of the solution for combating crime. That's the approach Mayor Wade Harper is taking in calling for a crime prevention forum Thursday at Antioch High School's Beede Auditorium. The forum will ...

How Will India Confront its Corruption Crisis?
Huffington Post (blog)
Adding to an already long list of scandals besieging the government in New Delhi, Italian prosecutors recently accused the former chief of India's air force, S.P. Tyagi, of corruption. Preliminary investigation papers filed in an Italian court allege ...

TIME
Spain's Corruption Scandals: The Crisis of the Royal Family
TIME
As one of several major corruption cases currently gripping the nation–another revolves around the surprisingly inflated Swiss bank accounts of Luis Bárcenas, former treasurer of the ruling Popular Party, and the off-the-books payments to high-ranking ...
Spanish royal Inaki Urdangarin faces corruption probeBBC News
Princess Cristina of Spain may be named in corruption caseThe Guardian
Corruption case against King of Spain's son-in-law rumbles oneuronews
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