nytimes man who committed murder becomes a lawyer

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Did Oregon man commit two cold case murders over two decades apart?

My name is Reginald Dwayne Betts, and a few years ago I wrote a piece for The New York Times magazine about my life. It was about going to prison at …

Was Christopher Lovrien connected to a 1999 murder?

Jul 02, 2015 · July 1, 2015. A man who stabbed a 9-year-old boy to death on the Upper West Side punched his defense lawyer in the face on Wednesday afternoon at State Supreme Court just minutes after a jury ...

Why did the men accused of killing ahmaud Arbery chase him?

Nov 23, 2021 · Jason Sheffield, a lawyer for Travis McMichael, the man who fatally shot Mr. Arbery, said his client had seen Mr. Arbery at the partially built house 12 days earlier, where, Mr. McMichael contends,...

Was there a motive for the murder of two men?

Mar 12, 2021 · By Neil Vigdor. March 11, 2021. An Oregon man has been charged with two cold-case murders that were committed more than two decades apart, the authorities said this week, noting that there may be ...

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Who is Frankie Guzman?

Frankie Guzman, found guilty at age 15 of armed robbery in a juvenile court, was admitted to the California Bar and is now director of the California Youth Justice Initiative at the National Center for Youth Law. Noah Kilroy, Christopher Poulos and Shon Hopwood have also traded in inmate numbers for bar numbers.

What happened to Keese when he was handcuffed?

Whatever was said during that call crushed Keese. Later, while handcuffed, he grabbed an officer’s gun and tried to turn it on himself.

How many times did I go to Red onion prison?

I went to the hole five times, including 30 days for cursing and 10 for being punched in the eye.

How many suspects have been identified in the Golden State Killer?

Genetic genealogy has been instrumental in identifying more than 40 suspects in languishing cold cases, most notably the so-called Golden State Killer in California. “Sort of the advent of this was a couple of years ago with the Golden State Killer in California when that investigation broke,” Detective McGuire said.

When was the Oregon murder case in 2021?

By Neil Vigdor. March 11, 2021. An Oregon man has been charged with two cold-case murders that were committed more than two decades apart, the authorities said this week, noting that there may be more victims.

Where was Kenneth Griffin found?

But they discovered the dismembered body of Kenneth Griffin, who disappeared in 2020, in a shed at the home of Christopher Lovrien in Southeast Portland when they went there to investigate the first case. Mr. Lovrien, 53, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder, one count of first-degree abuse of a corpse and six counts ...

What gun did the police find in the Lovrien murders?

During a search of Mr. Lovrien’s home last year, the police said, they recovered two 9-millimeter pistols, a .40-caliber pistol, a .357-caliber revolver and two .223-caliber rifles.

Who is the genetic genealogy of Christopher Lovrien?

Genetic genealogy connected Christopher Lovrien to a 1999 homicide victim, according to the authorities, who said they found the remains of a 2020 homicide victim when they searched his property.

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