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  2. Thompson v. Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    VIII, XIV. Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988), was the first case since the moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in the United States in which the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a minor on grounds of "cruel and unusual punishment." [1] The holding in Thompson was expanded on by Roper v.

  3. List of youngest killers - Wikipedia

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    Caril Ann Fugate denies killing anyone. Arrested and sentenced to two life sentences and an additional 205 years without the possibility of parole but resentenced to 189 years in prison. Arrested and sentenced to life with the possibility of parole in 30 years. Murdered his parents and two younger brothers.

  4. Timeline of the Black Donnellys - Wikipedia

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    1841: James and Johannah Donnelly's first son, James Jr, is born in Moneygall, Co Tipperary. 1842: James and Johannah sail to Upper Canada. James may have arrived first, followed by Johannah. 1844: William is born in Upper Canada. 1845: The family builds a home on Lot 18, Concession 6 in Biddulph, a lot owned by John Grace.

  5. Tommy Zeigler case - Wikipedia

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    Tommy Zeigler case. Tommy Zeigler. The Tommy Zeigler case refers to the murders of four people in Winter Garden, Florida, United States on December 24, 1975. Thirty-year-old Tommy Zeigler was charged for the quadruple murder of his wife, her parents, and another man at his family-owned furniture store. He was tried and convicted on July 2, 1976.

  6. Jam Master Jay - Wikipedia

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    jasonmizell .com. Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC. During the 1980s, Run-DMC became one of the biggest hip hop groups and are credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music.

  7. Murder of Renee and Andrew MacRae - Wikipedia

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    Children. Gordon, Jr.; Andrew. Renee MacRae (born Christina Catherine MacDonald, February 1940) [1] was a Scottish woman who disappeared on 12 November 1976, together with her 3-year-old son Andrew. Their case was the United Kingdom's longest-running missing persons case, [2] and within Scotland is as notorious as Glasgow 's Bible John murders.

  8. West Memphis Three - Wikipedia

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    The West Memphis Three are three men convicted as teenagers in 1994 of the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States. Damien Echols was sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley Jr. to life imprisonment plus two 20-year sentences, and Jason Baldwin to life imprisonment. During the trial, the prosecution asserted that the ...

  9. Hugh Thompson Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. (April 15, 1943 – January 6, 2006) was a United States Army officer, serving as a warrant officer in the 123rd Aviation Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division. He is credited with ending the Mỹ Lai Massacre of the South Vietnamese village known as Sơn Mỹ on March 16, 1968, alongside Glenn Andreotta and Lawrence ...