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2003

Washington, D.C. sniper John Muhammad convicted

Crime
1800

Weeks’ trial sheds light on early procedure

1870

Lord Muncaster of Britain is kidnapped in Greece, nearly causing war

Crime
1933

Vigilantes in California lynch two suspected murderers

Crime
1991

Videotaped murder leads to convictions in Texas

Crime
1932

Supreme Court overturns Scottsboro convictions

Crime
1992

Video re‑creation used in murder trial

Crime
2002

Tyco execs indicted

1979

Two men sentenced in murder of former Chilean diplomat

1984

Twenty‑one people are shot to death at McDonald’s

Crime
1991

23 diners massacred at Texas restaurant

Crime
1996

Tupac Shakur is shot

Crime
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