Killer of 13 faces death after guilty verdict in Seattle
Benjamin Ng, 20, immigrant from Hong Kong, found guilty of 13 counts of aggravated first degree murder and one count of armed assault for the Wah Mee Club killings. An all white jury deliberated under three hours and will decide on capital punishment amidst expected mitigation. The trial also references co-defendant cases and ensuing proceedings. Relatives reacted with mixed emotions as Ng faces possible death by hanging or lethal injection.
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Hong Kong
Wah Mee
William Downing
Robert Lasnik
King County
Downing
Kwan Fai
Willie) Mak
Mak
Wai Chiu
Tony) Ng
Linda Mar
Nobody has jurisdiction killer goes free in baby death
A man confesses to beating his 17 month old daughter to death in 1978 in West Germany while in the Army. US authorities say they have no jurisdiction, leaving Gary Perry free despite fears of future violence. He is now 28, studying electronics, and questioned after a federal murder charge.
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Los Angeles Daily News
Gary Perry
Guenaberg
West Germany
Perry
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Army
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Judges delay executions in two states on last minute stays
UPI reports New Orleans and Atlanta judges halted two scheduled executions hours before Ides reveals. In Georgia, Supreme Court Justice Powell kept John Eldon Smith's stay, while 62-year-old Howard Mattheson in Louisiana faced a delayed death after 5th Circuit intervention. Prosecutors allege Smith planned Mafia ties via his wife’s insurance scheme. stays prompt questions on merit.
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Supreme Court
Lewis Powell
John Eldon Smith
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Georgia
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Louisiana
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Court of Appeals
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Akins
John Maree
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Machetti
Underworld
Washington denture program ends funding early year
The District of Columbia public denture program for the poor has run out of money with five weeks left in the fiscal year. Dentists have pulled teeth to fit with dentures and patients wait months for relief. The $51,000 budget was exhausted in early July, a common fate for city denture services that Medicaid does not cover for adults 21 and over.
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District of Columbia
G. W. Borzillo
Upshur
Margaret Shephard
Joseph Payne
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