Sara Sharif's family denied sentence appeal bids
Sara Sharif was hooded, burned and beaten during two years of abuse before her death in Woking.
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Sara Sharif's dad should have sentence increased to whole life order, court hears
Sara Sharif was hooded, burned and beaten during two years of abuse before her body was found.BBC News - 6h -
Crossbow killer who murdered 3 women is sentenced to a whole-life order in UK prison
A former British soldier who pleaded guilty to the murder of three women at their family home north of London has been sentenced to a whole-life order, meaning that he would never be released from ...ABC News - 2d -
Woman on Texas death row for 27 years has conviction tossed
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Changing US law keeps victims’ families – and people on death row – waiting decades for closure
Marcia Fulton has waited 37 years for David Wood to be executed for her daughter’s murder, but lawyers who believe he’s innocent keep filing appeals. Two months ago, Marcia Fulton received a knock ...The Guardian - 3d -
Sneak peek: The Unending Search for Sara Anne Wood
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Sam Bankman-Fried Lobbies Trump Associates in Hopes of a Pardon
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Menendez brothers' cousin pleads for release as L.A. district attorney opposes resentencing
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Canadian man sentenced to prison for destroying energy facilities in Dakotas
Cameron Monte Smith, 50, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced to U.S. prison for destroying two energy facilities in North and South Dakota. Smith was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to ...The Hill - 2d -
Arkansas Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Producing Deadly Ricin Poison
Jason Kale Clampit, 44, was sentenced for possession of ricin, which he had made to set traps for trespassers, prosecutors said.The New York Times - 3d
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