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Opening Bombshell Marks Start of Trial in Slaying of Chinese Scholar
Opening statements are set for Wednesday in the death-penalty trial of a former University of Illinois graduate student charged with kidnapping, torturing and killing a visiting Chinese scholar, a case closely watched by Chinese students across the U.S.
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FAMU Settles With Family of Drum Major Who Died After Hazing
Florida A&M University has reached a settlement with the family of a drum major who died after being hazed by fellow band members.
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Band Member Gets 4 Years in FAMU Hazing Death
A former Florida A&M University band member was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for his role in a drum major’s hazing death.
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Defendant in FAMU Hazing Case Awaits Sentencing
A former Florida A&M University band member who’s been awaiting his punishment for more than two years for his role in a drum major’s hazing death is set to be sentenced.
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Sentencing Delayed for Defendant Awaiting Punishment in FAMU Hazing Case
A former Florida A&M University band member who’s been awaiting his punishment for more than two years for his role in a drum major’s hazing death has had his sentencing postponed for a second time.
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Attorney Suing FAMU Reinstated to Practice Law in Florida
The attorney suing Florida A&M University over the fatal hazing of drum major Robert Champion has been reinstated to practice law in Florida.
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Family of Killed FAMU Drum Major Propose $8M Settlement
Lawyers for the family of a Florida A & M University drum major killed during a hazing ritual say the family has offered to settle the wrongful-death lawsuit against the university for $8 million.
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Defendant Awaiting Punishment in FAMU Case to be Sentenced
A former Florida A & M University band member is set to be sentenced more than two years after playing a role in a drum major’s hazing death.
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Judge May Give Lighter Punishment in FAMU Hazing Case
A judge in the case of the final three defendants convicted in the hazing death of a FAMU drum major has found legal precedent to deviate from the recommended sentencing guideline, should she ultimately decide to.
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Another Witness: I Saw 2 Defendants Hitting FAMU Drum Major
Another former band member said Wednesday that she recalled seeing two of three defendants charged with manslaughter in the death of a FAMU drum major hitting him during a hazing ritual the night he died.
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Trial to Begin for Last 3 Defendants in FAMU Hazing Case
The manslaughter trial of the remaining three former band members charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major has begun.
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Dozens of Dogs Possibly Stolen Out of Wise County
More than 40 dogs have vanished from a North Texas county over the past two months, leaving behind no clues in a mystery that’s devastated their owners.
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One of Mark Wahlberg's Victims Says He Shouldn't Be Pardoned
A victim of one of Mark Wahlberg’s racially motivated attacks as a teenage delinquent in segregated Boston in the 1980s insists he shouldn’t be granted a pardon for his crimes.
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Ringleader of FAMU Hazing Death Sentenced to 77 Months in Prison
A former Florida A&M University band member was sentenced to 77 months in prison after being convicted last year of manslaughter and felony hazing in the death of a drum major.
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2 Identify Martin as FAMU Hazing Leader
Two former band members who were on the bus the night a Florida A&M University drum major was fatally beaten during a hazing ritual identified Dante Martin as the ring leader of the events.
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Former FAMU Band Member Organized Hazing: Prosecutor
A prosecutor said Tuesday that a former band member charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major was the chief organizer of a brutal hazing ritual that has been a secret tradition at the school for years.
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Hazing Trial Starts for 1 FAMU Band Member After Others Delayed
The trials of three of four members of Florida A&M University’s marching band on charges of felony hazing and manslaughter have been postponed until April. But the trial of a fourth member began with jury selection Monday, nearly three years after drum major Robert Champion died from being beaten.