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Casey Anthony's Attorneys Want Evidence Suppressed
By David Lohr - AOL NewsCasey Anthony's attorneys asked that several key pieces of evidence, including statements Anthony made to police, not be permitted at her trial for the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, as a motion hearing continued for the third day today in an Orlando, Fla., courtroom. Anthony is scheduled to go on trial May 9 on a first-degree murder charge. If convicted, she could be sentenced to death. Testimony today centered on two pieces of evidence that Anthony's defense team does not want admitted: letters between Casey and a jail pen pal, and evidence of chloroform that was allegedly found ...
Police Find Missing NC Girl's Prosthetic Leg
By David Lohr - AOL News
(Oct. 27) -- Authorities in North Carolina said today they have found a prosthetic leg that they believe belonged to Zahra Clare Baker, the 10-year-old disabled girl who is missing and feared slain. Police in Hickory made the announcement today during a late-afternoon media briefing at police headquarters. According to Hickory Police Maj. Clyde Deal, the prosthetic leg was found in a "brushy area" at a search site. While authorities are not yet certain the leg is Zahra's, Deal said it is "consistent with what Zahra's would be like." Authorities are trying to match the serial number on the ...
Courtroom Stunned as Juror Becomes Witness
By Hugh Collins - AOL News(Oct. 20) -- Talk about courtroom drama. Najah Johnson-Riddle stunned a trial in Hamilton County, Ohio, on Tuesday when she switched from juror to witness, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Johnson-Riddle was a sitting juror in the trial of James Capell. Prosecutors allege that Capell, 42, broke into a woman's house and assaulted her. They say a neighbor made an anonymous 911 call during the course of the assault, but that Capell hid in a bedroom with the victim when police came by, evading detection. Capell was later arrested following a second 911 call. Sponsored Links As the ...
Don't Kiss a Mustachioed Man: The Origins of 13 Weird Superstitions
By Monica Garske - AOL News
(Sept. 23) -- We're surrounded by superstitions every day -- don't walk under a ladder, don't step on a crack, avoid black cats -- but where do these beliefs come from and why do we follow them? More importantly, are superstitions the real deal or just real silly? British author Harry Oliver has just released in the U.S. "Black Cats & Four-Leaf Clovers" (Perigee), a book that explores the origins of superstitions and old wives' tales from around the world. Jupiterimages Black cats: Are they really unlucky? Today, AOL News delves into 13 of Oliver's weirdest and wackiest superstitions ...
The Anti-Vaccine Movement: Blinding Us With Pseudoscience
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyDespite the American infatuation with gambling, in other areas of life we shy away from random chance. We like cause and effect. We like the story of one thing leading to another in a nice, straight line. And if such a story does not declare itself, we'll invent one. Our need for a clear, predictable pattern leads us down the wayward path of conspiracy theories. In the absence of a cause that makes sense to us, we'll spend hours, days, years looking for one. Why? Peter Jennings alluded to a possible reason in his thorough 2003 documentary "Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination ...
Lynn Sweet on 'Hardball': Rod Blagojevich Trial in Chicago and Audio Evidence
By Colin McDonald - Politics DailyPolitics Daily columnist and Daily FLOTUS writer Lynn Sweet appeared on "Hardball With Chris Matthews" on Wednesday to discuss the latest news and evidence from the Rod Blagojevich trial in Chicago. Click play below to watch the video: ...
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