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'Horrible Nightmare’The 12 men had received the Mossier murder case at 9:14 p.m. on Thursday, the 34th court day. They rapped on the door of their room Sunday, the start of the eighth trial week.“We have a verdict, the rapper told a bailiff at 10:37 a.m. It was not until 12:13 p.m. that they were directed to hand it to the clerk in open court—things move more slowly In some places than others.Candy CriesFrom the time the clerk read out the not guilty in the Powers verdict (Mel uttered a whew) to the ' not guilty in her own verdict, Candy sat with her Ups in a Mona Lisa curve. Then she cried. And she sobbed through the judge’s pronouncement of judgement of innocence as she stood with Mel before the bench.Seconds later, newsmen were asking her what about the verdict?1 just always thought there are a lot of wonderful people, she said, holding a handkerchief on her tears. It makes me beUeve in the good people of this country and Dade county. It restores my whole faith in living and people and everything that Is good.It s a horrible nightmare that’s ended. Not only for myself but my poor. pitiful little children back home crying. I'm going to go tell them now. I left them crying.Her four adopted children-ranging from 11 to 15-are in school here now.
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Tyrone Daily Herald
Tyrone, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Mar 07, 1966
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