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Husband arrested and charged with the 2017 murder of Emma Compton Layne

Husband arrested and charged with the 2017 murder of Emma Compton Layne

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Shortly after learning that authorities had an update on the investigation into Emma Compton Layne’s death, ABC13 had an exclusive conversation with her sister regarding the resolution she had been seeking for more than seven and a half years. Russell Wayne Layne, 67, of Nathalie was arrested and charged with Emma Layne’s murder, the Halifax […]

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Teenager is acquitted in Maryland ‘senior skip day’ shooting

Teenager is acquitted in Maryland ‘senior skip day’ shooting

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A Prince George’s County judge has found one of two teenagers not guilty of shooting and wounding five other teenagers during a “Senior Skip Day” event in Greenbelt, Maryland in April, 7News learned on Wednesday. Prosecutors were unable to establish the teen’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, according to defense lawyer Tom Mooney. The gunfire

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Franklin County judge files federal lawsuit against prosecutor's office

Franklin County judge files federal lawsuit against prosecutor’s office

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On Tuesday, a judge from Franklin County filed a federal complaint against the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, along with a number of her colleagues and fellow judges. Kimberly Cocroft, who claimed racial and gender discrimination, filed the case on Tuesday. She’s hit her breaking point, according to Cocroft. The last thing I wanted to do

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Missing hiker found after five weeks in wilderness

Missing hiker found after five weeks in wilderness

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According to authorities, a hiker who had been missing for over six weeks was discovered alive this week in the isolated wilderness of northwest Canada. When Sam Benastick failed to return from a backcountry excursion in Redfern-Kiely Provincial Park, a remote area in the northern Rockies of British Columbia renowned for its alpine tundra and

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Massachusetts man wrongfully convicted of murder

Massachusetts man wrongfully convicted of murder

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For a murder he claimed for years he didn’t commit, Michael Sullivan was imprisoned in Massachusetts for more than 27 years. He was released in 2013 after a new trial and new DNA technology proved his innocence. Although Massachusetts law caps awards for unjust convictions at $1 million, Sullivan received $13 million (£10 million) from

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US issues new sanctions on Maduro allies

US issues new sanctions on Maduro allies

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An additional 21 associates of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have been sanctioned by the United States, which accused them on Wednesday of participating in some of the violence used by Venezuelan authorities in the wake of the disputed July presidential election. The head of the country’s correctional agency, the director of an intelligence agency, and

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