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Joseph Duncan

News about the investigation, trial and sentencing of Joseph Edward Duncan for the 2005 kidnap, torture and murder of 9-year-old Dylan Groene of Coeur d’Alene; the murders of Dylan’s mother, mother’s fiance and 13-year-old brother; and the kidnapping and molestation of Dylan’s then-8-year-old sister Shasta.

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Duncan confessed, feds say

A decade before Joseph Duncan allegedly abducted and killed Dylan Groene, he killed two girls in Western Washington and a boy in Southern California – crimes to which he has confessed, federal prosecutors said. Duncan, 43, has admitted to the 1997 slaying of Anthony Martinez in Riverside County, Calif., and the 1996 slayings of 9-year-old Carmen Cubias and 11-year-old Sammiejo White in the Seattle area, according to federal court documents filed Tuesday and reported first at spokesmanreview.com.
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Duncan lawyer to seek delay

BOISE – Joseph Duncan was ordered Friday to stand trial in federal court in March, but his attorney says the convicted killer's defense won't be ready by then. "The responsibilities in a case such as this are so extensive that as much time as needed is certainly going to be granted," said defense attorney Roger Peven. "It's going to be quite a while."
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Feds indict Duncan

A federal grand jury indicted Joseph Duncan on Thursday for the torture killing of 9-year-old Dylan Groene and the May 2005 kidnappings of the boy and his sister, Shasta, from their family's home, east of Coeur d'Alene. The announcement came just hours after officials in Riverside County, Calif., charged Duncan in the 1997 killing of 10-year-old Anthony Martinez.
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Feds file charge to keep Duncan in Idaho

BOISE – Federal prosecutors have filed their first charge against convicted murderer Joseph Duncan, but it's not for abducting two North Idaho children and killing one of them. Duncan has been charged with illegally driving a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo across state lines. Federal investigators say he rented the car from a rental car agency in Minnesota and never returned it.
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Decisions not made on 2nd Duncan trial

A decision hasn't been made on where Joseph Duncan might be tried for alleged crimes against the youngest Groene children, Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Haws said Tuesday. Haws said he's not sure about the origin of media reports that Duncan would be tried in Boise.
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In brief: Groene seeking motorcycle raffle

Steve Groene is looking for a nonprofit group that can raffle off his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Some proceeds from the bike's raffle will go to the individuals who helped rescue his daughter, Shasta Groene, after the Wolf Lodge girl had been kidnapped and assaulted following the murder of her mother and brother in 2005.
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Groene gets surprise gift: custom bike

Steve Groene arrived at The Coeur d'Alene Resort on Friday anticipating a press conference about the federal case against Joseph Edward Duncan III, the man who killed Groene's 13-year-old son and is suspected in the death of his 9-year-old boy. As Groene stood in front of a now-familiar crowd of local and national media with his daughter, Shasta, and Kootenai County Prosecutor Bill Douglas, he noticed his family and biker buddies were in the room.
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FBI investigating Duncan conection to N.D. death

FARGO, N.D. – The FBI is investigating whether convicted murderer and sex offender Joseph Edward Duncan III might be involved in the slaying of a Montana teenager found dead in North Dakota four years ago. "We're a long way from saying he's a suspect, but it's certainly a case we're reviewing," said Donald Robinson, an FBI supervisor in Coeur d'Alene.
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McKenzie files suit to block Duncan profit

The brother of murder victim Mark McKenzie is suing to prevent confessed killer Joseph Edward Duncan from making money off his crimes. Steve McKenzie filed the suit on behalf of his brother and his brother's fiancee, Brenda Matthews Groene, whom Duncan bludgeoned with a hammer in May 2005.
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Duncan defense costs add up

Joseph Duncan's defense team spent about $400,000 preparing for his triple-murder trial in Coeur d'Alene before the trial was canceled last week after a last-minute plea bargain. The Kootenai County public defender's office paid private investigators and defense experts tens of thousands of dollars and spent hundreds more on meetings over meals, including some at upscale Coeur d'Alene restaurants, according to records obtained by The Spokesman-Review.
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