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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Book author to discuss mystery behind 1920 North Dakota mass murder at Turtle Lake: former UND faculty member Vernon Keel at UND Bookstore Sept. 21
Did the man who confessed to murdering seven members of a family and their hired boy near Turtle Lake, N.D., in 1920 really do it?More than a year after the release of the book The Murdered Family, ...
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Montana teacher murder suspects plead not guilty 
The suspects in the disappearance and killing of a Montana teacher have pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted kidnapping. Forty-eight-year-old Lester Van Waters Jr. and 23-year-old Michael Spell were arraigned Tuesday on new charges filed since the March discovery of Sherry Arnold's body in a shallow grave in North Dakota.
By Associated Press , May 15, 2012
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Grand Forks murder still a mystery 25 years later
Anna Marie Korynta was, by all accounts, a pretty, outgoing young woman with dozens of friends who was liked by almost everyone that met her. So, it was shocking, when the 19-year-old Fisher, Minn., native was found brutally stabbed to death in her basement apartment in downtown Grand Forks during the early morning hours of May 11, 1987. With each passing year, that shock vanishes into mystery as Korynta’s killer has remained at large.
May 11, 2012
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Marsden found not guilty on all three murder counts
Damien Marsden was found not guilty Wednesday by a 12-person jury on all three murder counts he faced in state District Court in connection to the death of his 4-month-old son.
Marsden, 33, of Grygla, Minn., was on trial for causing a head injury to his son, Rylin Marsden, leading to his eventual death in August 2009.
April 25, 2012
Defense offers alternate theory in Marsden murder trial
Man facing charges in death of 4-month-old sonThe defense team for Damien Marsden took its first steps at putting a dent in the prosecution’s case Tuesday, forwarding its own theory for the death of Marsden’s son bolstered by testimony from a forensic pathologist. Jurors heard emotional testimony from Tammy Klein, the grandmother of Marsden’s son, who said an incident when Rylin Marsden was in her care may have contributed to his death.
April 24, 2012
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Prosecution rests in Marsden murder trial
Grygla, Minn., man facing charges in death of 4-month-old sonThe prosecution rested its case Monday in the murder trial of Damien Marsden following testimony from an expert witness that Marsden’s son did not die from injuries he suffered from falling off a bed. Dr. Arne Graff also testified that 4-month-old Rylin Marsden died of injuries following a non-accidental head trauma, which likely occurred just before he started showing symptoms on the afternoon of Aug. 2, 2009. Damien Marsden, 33, of Grygla, Minn., is facing three counts of second-degree murder in state District Court in his son’s death.
April 23, 2012
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Discovery of head described in murder trial
On the fifth day of the murder trial for Daniel Wacht, a state crime agent described how investigators located the buried severed head of Kurt Johnson — the man Wacht is accused of shooting and decapitating.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 21, 2012
Funeral set for Friday for kidnapped, killed Montana teacher Sherry Arnold
Fulkerson Funeral Home says the service for Sherry Arnold will be held at the Sidney (Mont.) High School gymnasium at 2 p.m. Friday. Arnold will be buried at the Sidney cemetery afterward.
By Associated Press , March 27, 2012
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2 men get life sentences in St. Paul home invasion triple murder
Two men likely will spend the rest of their lives in prison after a federal judge sentenced them for the murders of three people during a St. Paul home invasion in 2007.
By Associated Press , November 14, 2011
High court reverses conviction in 2006 slaying
The Minnesota Supreme Court has reversed a Minneapolis man's first-degree murder conviction for a 2006 killing, saying the trial judge was wrong to exclude evidence that someone else might have been the shooter.
By Associated Press , October 19, 2011
Deadline today for Rodriguez’s last appeal
Defense attorneys for kidnapper of Dru Sjodin expected to seek writ of habeas corpus to spare him death penalty. Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. already has lost two direct appeals, from being executed for the kidnapping and murder of former UND student Dru Sjodin.
By Stephen J. Lee , October 17, 2011
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Connecticut jury convicts paroled burglar in gruesome '07 home invasion that left mom, 2 daughters dead
Joshua Komisarjevsky (koh-mih-sar-JEV'-skee), whose accomplice is already on death row, was convicted of all 17 charges he faced, including capital felony killing, kidnapping, arson and sexual assault. During the crime in an affluent suburb, family members were tied up, molested, doused in gasoline and left to die in a fire.
By John Christofferson , October 14, 2011
Kirkpatrick, convicted in arranging son-in-law's murder, faces wrongful death lawsuit
The brother of slain Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso filed the suit against Gene Kirkpatrick. Roy Gattuso and his brother's orphaned daughter are named as plaintiffs. Roy Gattuso lives in Louisiana and has custody of 5-year-old Kennedy Gattuso.
By Associated Press , October 13, 2011
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Bismarck's Winter changes plea in father's murder to guilty
David Winter is charged with murder in the death of 75-year-old Lawrence Winter. Authorites say the retired pastor died in March of head injuries and a stab wound to the chest.
By Associated Press , August 23, 2011
N.D. high court: Lawyers' Bible stories won't reopen 2001 Gaede murder conviction case
The North Dakota Supreme Court says courtroom Bible stories aren't a strong enough reason to reopen the murder conviction of a man who killed another man and stole his identity.
By Associated Press , August 19, 2011
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Bismarck murder convict to be released soon
A former Bismarck police officer imprisoned for killing his girlfriend nearly a quarter century ago is being released from prison in a couple of years.
By Associated Press , August 11, 2011
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