Hair evidence flaw ends nine year old girl's murder case
James Pipkin hoped for a conviction as prosecutor Fletcher Long Jr. dropped the capital murder charge against Robbie Dale Tubbs after the FBI failed to extract DNA from the correct hair strand. The state cannot refile due to double jeopardy, and the case hinges on statements rather than physical proof.
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Swiss financier backs Boston bartender to open Zita
Gwen Butler, a 29 year old Boston bartender, lands more than her seed money when Swiss financier Erich Sager wires 24 million for her restaurant dream. Butler takes 25 percent, Chris Rapczynski 15 percent, Sager 60 percent for Zita named after the patron saint of servers. Sager, 42, is an asset manager on multiple boards and married with four children.
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