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Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

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What happened A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.
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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Jul 28, 2:49 AM

Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

Cold case solvedpleads guilty

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.

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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Jul 28, 2:49 AM

Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

Cold case solvedpleads guilty

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.

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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Jul 28, 2:49 AM

Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

Cold case solvedpleads guilty

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.

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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Jul 28, 2:49 AM

Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

Cold case solvedpleads guilty

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.

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WBAL Baltimore (Hearst)News report · Jul 28, 2:49 AM

Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.

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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Jul 28, 2:49 AM

Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.

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WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)News report · Jul 28, 2:49 AM

Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.

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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Jul 28, 2:49 AM

Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Jul 28, 2:49 AM

Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.

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WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Jul 28, 2:49 AM

Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.

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WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME)News report · Jul 28, 2:49 AM

Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.

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KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City)News report · Jul 28, 2:49 AM

Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.

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Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.

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KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR)News report · Jul 28, 12:18 AM

Gresham man pleads guilty after federal officer struck with wooden stake in Portland ICE riot

A Gresham man pleaded guilty on Monday to assaulting a federal officer during a riot near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in South Portland, officials announced.

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Jul 28, 12:18 AM: KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) joined the source map.

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