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Alex Murdaugh convicted of murder in shootings of wife, son
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murder Thursday in the shooting ...
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Former elementary teacher pleads guilty in sex crimes case
A former China Grove Elementary School teacher, convicted of statutory rape with a student, was sentenced to prison ...
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Former Theranos executive gets nearly 13 years
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. — Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was sentenced ...
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Man convicted in Tutterow murder case seeks new trial
SALISBURY — One of three men convicted in the 1992 murders of B.P. and Ruby Tutterow is seeking ...
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Jury finds Kim Yost Fraley guilty of exploiting mother-in-law
SALISBURY — A jury on Wednesday found Kim Yost Fraley guilty of three counts of exploitation of an ...
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Second-degree murder case sent back to Rowan County to decide defendant’s right to speedy trial
SALISBURY — The North Carolina Supreme Court is sending a case back to Rowan County for a rehearing ...
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Two convicted as habitual felons in Rowan County Superior Court
SALISBURY — Two men were convicted in Rowan County Superior Court last week as habitual felons, District Attorney ...
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Former Salisbury High teacher accepts plea deal for sex offenses
SALISBURY — A former Salisbury High School teacher pleaded guilty to multiple sex offenses after accepting a plea ...
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Kannapolis man convicted for 2018 burglaries, other offenses
Staff report SALISBURY — A Kannapolis man was convicted in Rowan County Criminal Superior Court of several offenses, ...
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Habitual felon convicted of interfering with monitoring device
SALISBURY — A habitual felon was convicted in Rowan County Superior Court Thursday for interfering with an electronic ...
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Jury finds Rittenhouse not guilty in Kenosha shootings
By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted ...
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Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand in Theranos criminal fraud trial
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Fallen Silicon Valley star ...
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‘Somebody who didn’t want to look at what they’d done’: Juan Chunn found guilty of murdering father
SALISBURY — Juan Renardo Chunn was found guilty of first-degree murder in Rowan County Superior Court on Tuesday ...
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Jury finds man guilty of first-degree murder for killing father with oxygen tank
SALISBURY — Juan Renardo Chunn was found guilty of first-degree murder in Rowan County Superior Court on Tuesday ...
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Closing arguments, jury deliberation scheduled today in trial of man charged with killing father
SALISBURY — Lawyers are poised to deliver closing arguments this morning in the first-degree murder trial of a ...
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Prosecution attempts to poke holes in defendant’s story in third day of murder trial
Editor’s note: This article contains graphic descriptions of injuries sustained by Eugene Chunn in connection with his death. ...
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Murder trial turns to crime scene evidence, oxygen tank used as weapon
SALISBURY — Slowly turning a silver, blue and green cylinder over in his gloved hands, Assistant District Attorney ...
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Prosecution weaves story of betrayal as trial begins for man charged with killing father
SALISBURY — During a frantic 911 call, Juan Chunn pleaded with the dispatcher to send help for his ...
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R. Kelly fate in jury’s hands at sex trafficking trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s fate is now in a jury’s hands ...
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‘No winners’: Mason found guilty in fish arcade murder trial
SALISBURY — As soon as the court clerk read the verdict aloud, the tangible tension enveloping the courtroom ...
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Jury begins deliberations in Fishzilla murder case
SALISBURY — A jury began deliberating Wednesday afternoon in the Fishzilla murder case, but a verdict wasn’t reached ...
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Defendant testifies in Fishzilla murder trial
SALISBURY — After watching other witnesses give accounts of the incident, Dedrick Michelle Mason took the stand on ...
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Defense witness gives tearful account of deadly shooting in Fishzilla murder trial
SALISBURY — During a tearful testimony on Friday afternoon, Andrea Dillard recounted the moment she thought her life ...
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Jury finds Robert Durst guilty of best friend’s murder
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles jury convicted Robert Durst on Friday ...
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Jeffrey MacDonald ends release appeal from infamous 1970 slayings
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — A former Army doctor convicted for the infamous 1970 ...
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Prosecution in Fishzilla murder case introduces more witness accounts, handgun used in shooting
SALISBURY — The prosecution on Thursday continued to build its case against Dedric Michelle Mason in an abbreviated ...
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Fishzilla murder trial continues with employee testimony, footage of deadly arcade shooting
SALISBURY — Curtis Quick said he was “bewildered” and “stunned” following a deadly shooting at Fishzilla Arcade in ...
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Fishzilla murder trial begins with opening statements, testimony from victim’s longtime girlfriend
SALISBURY — Standing in a Rowan County courtroom Tuesday afternoon, attorney Ryan Stowe framed his client’s case as a ...