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• No Ruling In Mcveigh Case; Jury Will Return This Morning

  June 1, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Jurors in the Oklahoma City bombing trial failed to reach a verdict for a second day Saturday, as Timothy McVeigh’s lawyer called the length of deliberations “a victory for the …

• Mcveigh Case Reaches Dramatic Climax After Nine Weeks, Attorneys Present Closing Arguments

  May 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Prosecutor Larry Mackey shows jurors a copy of a bomb-making manual allegedly purchased by Timothy McVeigh. Photo by Associated Press

• Witness Says Fbi Mishandled Bombing Evidence

  May 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 FBI scientist Frederic Whitehurst testifies while U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch listens. Photo by Associated Press

• Mcveigh Defense Backfires Witness Now Says 2 Men Left Truck, One Of Whom May Have Been Defendant

  May 24, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Daina Bradley, who lost a leg in the Oklahoma City bombing, is helped to the witness stand Friday. CBS News illustration

• Fbi Expert Defends Lab Work Mcveigh Lawyer Repeatedly Fails To Discredit Procedures

  May 21, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 An FBI expert on Tuesday rejected defense suggestions at the Oklahoma City bombing trial that his findings of explosives residue on Timothy McVeigh’s clothing were tainted by improper handling and …

• Tangle Of Wreckage Testimony To Horror Of Oklahoma City Truck Axle, Photos Used To Tie Mcveigh To Bombing

  May 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 The rear axle of the bomb-carrying truck lies beside the car the axle struck more than 500 feet from the scene of the April 19, 1995, explosion in Oklahoma City. …

• Mcveigh Jury Sees Evidence That He Cased Federal Building Truck Key, Blurry Film Designed To Support Testimony Of Prosecution’s Star Witness

  May 14, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 FBI photographer Dawn Hester, left, testifies about a key found near the site of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. She was questioned by prosecutor Bill Wilkinson. Photo by Associated Press

• Friend Details Mcveigh Plot Witness Says Suspect Was Prepared To Die In Oklahoma City Bombing

  May 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 The prosecution’s key witness, Michael J. Fortier, testifies Monday. CBS News illustration

• Letter Suggests Mcveigh Was Moving Beyond Talk He Wrote Of Shift ‘From Intellectual To Animal’ Two Months Before Bombing, In Second Letter Of Its Kind Introduced

  May 9, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Two months before the April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City bombing, Timothy J. McVeigh wrote a rambling letter in which he stated that he had shifted his mind-set “from intellectual to …

• Deliberations To Continue Monday

  April 27, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A13 A military jury deliberated for more than five hours Saturday without reaching a verdict in the court-martial of a former Army drill instructor charged with raping recruits. The five-man, one-woman …

• Opening Statements To Focus On Bombing’s Terror Government Will Call Upon Survivors, Rescuers To Describe Ordeal

  April 24, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A9 Seeking to stir jurors’ emotions early, prosecutors intend to open their case against Timothy McVeigh today by calling Oklahoma City bombing survivors and rescuers to describe their terrifying ordeal.

• Rapist-Killer Faces Death Penalty Defendant Convicted Earlier In Death Of 7-Year-Old Girl

  April 19, 1997 in City on Page B5 The man who raped and repeatedly stabbed 7-year-old Roxanne Doll should be put to death for his crimes, a Snohomish County Superior Court jury decided Friday. Richard Clark, 28, showed …

• Jury In Gypsy Case Sees News Video

  April 15, 1997 in City on Page B3 A federal jury on Monday watched a CBS News video of a fight between members of a Spokane Gypsy family involved in an obstruction of justice case. As the tape …

• Chief Witness In Gypsy Case Admits To Fraud Barbara Marks Denies She’s Helping City To Avoid Prosecution

  April 11, 1997 in City on Page B1 A chief prosecution witness in an obstruction of justice case against eight Spokane Gypsies admitted committing welfare fraud and lying to get a home loan. Barbara Marks denied that she …

• Suspect Denies Bombings, Robberies Merrell Says He Planned To Warn Bank Employees Of Armageddon

  March 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Merrell

• Bombing Suspect Has Trouble Taking Oath

  March 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 For lack of a simple “I do,” Verne Jay Merrell almost didn’t. Merrell nearly missed a chance to testify in his own defense Tuesday morning because he refused to swear …

• Fbi Tries To Tie Suspect To Bomb Notes Notes Left At Crime Scenes Nearly Identical To Document Found On Merrell’s Computer

  March 18, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Threatening notes left at the scene of two Spokane Valley bombings are nearly identical to a document found on the hard drive of suspect Verne Jay Merrell’s home computer, FBI …

• Differences In Robbery Mos Debated Defense Says Spokane Heists Dissimilar To Portland Attempt

  March 14, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A11 Armed with a machine gun, hand grenades, revolvers and rifles, Spokane’s three bombing suspects drove from their Sandpoint homes to Portland last October, a federal jury was told Thursday. They …

• Defense Presses Attack On Star Witness Lawyers Say Robbery Guns Belonged To Military Surplus Dealer

  March 13, 1997 in City on Page B1 The government’s star witness owned some of the guns used in Spokane’s bombings and robberies last year, defense attorneys suggested in court Wednesday. And key witness Christopher Davidson Jr. was …

• Du Pont Heir Convicted Of Murder Mental Illness Issue May Lower Sentence

  February 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 1. Schultz 2. Millionaire John du Pont is wheeled by sheriff’s deputies out of court Tuesday. Photo by Associated Press

• Victim’s Girlfriend Says She Overheard Death Threat Eaves, Andrews Argued At Restaurant, Witness Testifies

  February 19, 1997 in City on Page B3 The Spokane man accused of two execution-style slayings shouted a death threat at one of the victims shortly before the shootings, a witness testified Tuesday. Days before Larry Eaves’ body …

• Hells Angels Intimidation Case Headed To Jury Deliberations Should Start Today After Attorneys’ Closing Arguments

  October 3, 1996 in City on Page B1 A Spokane County jury today is expected to begin deciding the fate of five Hells Angels accused of intimidating a prosecutor and a witness. On Wednesday, defense attorney Bevan Maxey …

• ‘Cold Fury’ In Loukaitis Scared Dad Father Says He Was Horrified By Change After Shootings

  September 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Terry Loukaitis saw the look in his son’s bloodshot eyes - a look of “cold fury” - and recoiled in fright. “He was a completely different person. I was shocked, …

• Jury Convicts Comeslast Of Killing 2 Teenage Girls

  June 14, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Kenneth “Junior” Comeslast is led to jail after being convicted Thursday of two counts of aggravated first-degree murder. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

• Comeslast Altered Story, Detective Says Suspected Killer Indicates Two Different People May Have Murdered Teenage Girls In Hillyard

  June 8, 1996 in City on Page B1 The day after Kendra Grantham and Cindy Buffin were killed by rifle shots on a Hillyard porch, Kenneth Comeslast told police detectives two versions of what happened. In both accounts …

• Survivor Recounts Fatal Shooting Teen Thought Sounds Were Firecrackers Until She Saw Her Friends Fall Dead

  June 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 At first, Amanda Denny thought her brother was playing a trick on her. The popping sounds were firecrackers he’d lighted to scare her on the front porch, she thought. Then …

• Montana Owes For Seized Elk Jury Says State Failed To Get Market Price When Selling Elk

  May 19, 1996 in Idaho on Page B6 The state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks owes Calvin Greenup $24,000 for seizing his elk last spring but failing to sell them at a reasonable price, a jury decided …

• Jurors Told It Comes Down To Clinton’s Word Vs. Felon’s

  May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 A defense attorney told Whitewater jurors Tuesday that the case comes down to whom they trust more: the president of the United States or a convicted felon. David Hale, the …

• Kevorkian Acquitted For 1991 Suicides

  May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 A jury here Tuesday acquitted Jack Kevorkian of criminal charges that he helped two women kill themselves in 1991, a verdict that Kevorkian immediately declared should legitimize the practice of …

• Hells Angel Acquitted Jury Finds Timothy Myers Not Guilty Of All Charges In Tavern Shootings

  May 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Timothy Myers is greeted by fellow Hells Angels outside the Spokane County Courthouse on Friday. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

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