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A man is in custody accused of second-degree murder following a weekend homicide probe in a small Lambton County retirement community.
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Ontario’s highest court pointed to errors in the judge’s final instructions to the jury regarding the testimony of a reluctant witness.
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Tiny pieces of moss can be crime-busters, says a study examining how law enforcement agencies, forensic teams and botanists have used moss to solve murders, track missing people, calculate how long ago someone died and – in a notorious Mason County case – try to locate the body of a baby murdered by her father.

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London Free Press
Superior Court Justice Martha Cook said Grant Norton, 59, was “robbed, savagely beaten, and stabbed”.
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The guards’ lawless antics have led to plea deals, reduced sentences and, now, stayed charges against three men accused of murder
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Wesley Peters was supposed to go on trial for first-degree murder in January.
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Donald Wayne Earhart was convicted of first-degree murder in March 2008 for torturing and executing Ronald Sullivan.
Great Lakes Echo

By Anna Barnes
The Detroit River serves as an important geographic feature, connecting lakes St. Clair and Erie and creating a natural border between the U.S. and Canada. Despite its physical prominence in Detroit, its rich cultural significance is lost among many community residents. Programs are underway to address that disconnect.

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London Free Press
There’s something terrible about the way life can sometimes imitate art.