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Italy: No issues with U.S. over Knox verdict
December 7, 2009 in Nation/World, Region The murder conviction of U.S. student Amanda Knox has not damaged U.S.-Italian relations, despite suggestions the verdict was tainted by anti-American sentiment and negligence by investigators, a top Italian diplomat …
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U.S. student Knox sentenced to 26 years in Italy
December 4, 2009 in Nation/World, Region A jury in Italy convicted American college student Amanda Knox of murdering her British roommate and sentenced her to 26 years in prison shortly after midnight Saturday. 3
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U.S. suspect Knox urges Italian court to free her
December 3, 2009 in Nation/World, Region American student Amanda Knox, fighting back tears, told the Italian court trying her for the murder of her British roommate that she doesn’t want to be branded an assassin.
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Husband faces charges in stabbing death of wife
December 2, 2009 in City A Mead husband faces first-degree murder charges in connection with an attack in which is wife was killed and his son was injured. 24
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Knox’s defense begins closing arguments in Italy
December 1, 2009 in Region A defense lawyer for Amanda Knox, accused in the 2007 slaying of her British roommate in Italy, argued Tuesday that evidence in the case isn’t sufficient to convict the American …
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Millions sought in Italy homicide; Seattle woman among accused
November 27, 2009 in Nation/World A lawyer representing the family of a British college student slain in Italy is seeking $37 million in damages from an American and two other defendants accused in the 2007 …
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Idaho court rejects appeal in Pulaski murder
November 16, 2009 in Idaho The Idaho Court of Appeals has rejected a request for post-conviction relief from a man convicted of killing his apartment manager with a Pulaski.
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Homicide victim’s roommate arrested on drug charge
October 27, 2009 in City The roommate of a man found dead near Green Bluff last week has been arrested on a felony drug charge.
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Man died of gunshot wound; love seat sought
October 21, 2009 in City The man found dead near Green Bluff Sunday died of a single gunshot wound to the head, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office announced today. 8
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Homicide victim ID’d; home searched
October 20, 2009 in City Investigators searched a home in north Spokane on Tuesday where they say a man found dead near Green Bluff lived. The body of Jesus J. Torres Valdovinos, 25, was dropped …
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Italian court turns down Amanda Knox request
October 9, 2009 in Nation/World, Region The Italian court hearing the trial of former University of Washington student Amanda Knox has turned down a request for further testing on a knife believed to be a murder …
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Two donate to reward for murder suspect’s arrest
October 7, 2009 in City The reward for information leading to the capture of a Spokane man accused of gunning down two men in a dispute over a car trade is up to $1,750.
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Possible homicide reported in Stevens Co.
October 3, 2009 Detectives are investigating a possible homicide in Stevens County.
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Second victim ID’d in double homicide
September 28, 2009 in City The second victim in Saturday’s double homicide has been identified as Jacob J. Potter, 45. 1
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Suspect at large after shooting
September 28, 2009 in City on Page A1 The shooting deaths of two men in Spokane on Saturday may have been sparked by little more than a dispute over two run-down cars, witnesses say. Jack Lamere and a … 4
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Expert: Stress confused UW student accused in Italy killing
September 25, 2009 in Nation/World ROME — A neurologist testified for the defense Friday at the trial of former University of Washington student Amanda Knox who is accused of killing her British roommate.
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Woman killed, man injured
September 25, 2009 in City on Page A7 A man who investigators say killed his wife and severely beat the man she was having sex with when he walked in on them earlier this month pleaded innocent Thursday …
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Suspect pleads innocent in wife’s slaying
September 24, 2009 in News A man who investigators say killed his wife and severely beat the man she was having sex with when he walked in on them earlier this month pleaded innocent Thursday … 3
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Teen gets 22 years for dad’s murder
September 16, 2009 in City A teenager who helped beat and stab her father to death has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. 1
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Knox defense witness in Italy doubts DNA evidence
September 14, 2009 in Nation/World DNA evidence at the center of a murder trial in Italy of an American student accused of killing her roommate is unreliable, according to a forensic expert testifying for the …
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Veteran, wife died from single gunshot wounds
September 3, 2009 in City An Iraqi war veteran and his wife found dead early Saturday in Republic both died of single gunshot wounds, authorities said today.
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Veteran, wife found dead in Republic
September 1, 2009 in City on Page A5 An Iraq war veteran and his wife were found shot to death in Republic on Saturday in what appeared to be a murder and suicide. Ferry County Prosecutor Mike Sandona, …
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Valley man arrested in death of girlfriend
August 24, 2009 in City on Page A7 Neighbors on North Bowman Road in Spokane Valley were shocked by a homicide that happened in their midst Saturday evening when a 33-year-old pregnant woman was killed, allegedly by her …
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Sketch shows ‘person of interest’ in fatal stabbing
August 20, 2009 in News The man stabbed to death early Saturday had been challenged “to come and meet” for a fight hours before he was a killed, according to court documents filed Thursday.
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Police ID victim in Saturday’s homicide
August 17, 2009 in City Police released a description of a suspected killer Monday, two days after a man was stabbed to death in a Spokane parking lot. 14
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Teen killed in Grant Co. gang fight identified
July 14, 2009 A 17-year-old Ephrata boy killed last weekend in what officials describe as a gang-related shooting was identified Tuesday as Michael Flores, according to the Grant County Coroner’s Office.
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Five officers on leave after man’s fatal shooting
July 14, 2009 in City on Page A5 The fatal shooting of a man armed with a butcher knife Friday in northeast Spokane involved three senior police officers with a combined 35 years of experience in the Spokane … 5
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Suspect in stabbing identified
July 11, 2009 in City on Page B2 Spokane police have identified a suspect in the Monday night stabbing death of Vitaly M. Shevchuk, and are asking the public for help finding her. Detectives say they have probable …
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Another suspect identified in fatal stabbing
July 10, 2009 in City Police have identified a suspect in the Monday night stabbing death of Vitaly M. Shevchuk, and are asking the public for help finding her.
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Stabbing is city’s fifth homicide of year
July 8, 2009 in City on Page A7 Vitaly M. Shevchuk headed out with a friend Monday night to buy a pack of cigarettes. He ended up stabbed to death. The 24-year-old’s death is the fifth homicide Spokane …

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