Tag: Cop Killers: Page 62

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Killer of Austin Officer Is Executed For 1978 Slaying

David Lee Powell's case involved three trials and multiple appeals, including the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of the latest appeal on Tuesday. In 1978, Powell shot officer Ralph Ablanedo as he sat in his car on a dark Austin street, after the officer pulled him over.

June 15, 2010

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Prison Official Helped N.Y. Cop Killer Get Parole

Brooklyn cop killer Shu'aib Raheem won parole with the help of a prison official who testified there was only a "very, very slim" chance he would break the law if freed.

June 14, 2010

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Mumia Abu-Jamal Documentary 'The Barrel of a Gun' Gets Release Date

Filmmaker Tigre Hill has been working on the film since 2006, and says he has uncovered new evidence showing the killing was premeditated.

June 13, 2010

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Man In Custody In Maryland Trooper's Killing Is Likely Shooter

Trooper Wesley Brown was reportedly wearing body armor, yet a round somehow made its way to pierce his heart. A second bullet struck his ankle.

June 12, 2010

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Suspected Detroit Cop Killer Stands Trial With Palm Print Evidence

The man who allegedly shot and killed Detroit police officer Brian Huff will stand trial on 17 charges stemming from the shootout with police outside a vacant drug house where he ambushed officers.

June 6, 2010

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U.S. Marshals Capture Cop-Killing Fugitive

The U.S. Marshals Service announced today the capture Tuesday of convicted cop killer and child molester Paul Clouston in Merced, Calif., following a viewer tip to the "America's Most Wanted" television program. A native of Pennsylvania, Clouston, 73, was added to the U.S. Marshals list of 15 most wanted fugitives Nov. 30, 2006.

June 1, 2010

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Phoenix Cop Killer May Face Death Penalty

Danny Ledezma Martinez, 30, has been charged with first-degree murder, unlawful flight from law enforcement, burglary and misconduct involving weapons.

May 27, 2010

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Jury Acquits Man In 1966 Shooting That Caused Philly Officer's Death

A jury has acquitted William Barnes for causing the death of Barclay, who succumbed to wounds 41 years after the 1966 shooting. Barnes had shot the 23-year-old rookie during a burglary.

May 24, 2010

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Arkansas Cop Killers Professed Extremist, Anti-Government Views

The Kanes, who allegedly killed two West Memphis PD officers and were later killed in a gun battle with officers in a Wal-Mart parking lot, traveled the country giving seminars on "mortgage fraud" and gave foreclosure advice.

May 23, 2010

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Suspect In Chicago Officer's Shooting Has No Problem 'Pullin da Trigger'

One of the two men who have been charged in the killing of off-duty Chicago officer Thomas Wortham bragged on his Facebook page about his hobbies of "basketball, dice and robbin," and wrote under his personal description: "I hav no promlem wit pullin da trigger!!!!!"

May 22, 2010

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Jury To Hear Last Words of Undercover Houston Officer Killed by Illegals

Henry Canales recorded the audio using a wristwatch microphone during an operation to sell $35,000 of electronics to a group that included two illegal aliens now on trial as accomplices in the shooting.

May 17, 2010

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Accused Detroit Cop Killer's Prior Incidents With Officers Detailed

Jason Gibson, who was arraigned on 18 counts related to the shootout on Tuesday, faced a second arraignment Friday for failing to appear in court weeks prior to the shooting.

May 14, 2010