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Judge drops retry bid in 1971 Boston murder case
A Suffolk County prosecutor said Bobby Joe Leaster will not face a second trial after 15 years in prison for a 1970 killing. A weapon discovery cast doubt on his guilt, though widow Kathleen Whiteside remains certain he shot her husband Levi Whiteside at a Talbot Avenue Variety Store, with a key constable’s tip helping prompt review.
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