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Closings set in trial of girl's 1957 murder

In this undated photo, Maria Ridulph is seen with family members in Illinois.

/ Associated Press
(CBS/AP) SYCAMORE, Ill. - Closing arguments are expected Friday in the murder trial of a 72-year-old man accused of killing a school girl in 1957.Continue »

Marine charged in attack on N.C. cab driver

(CBS) SURF CITY, N.C. - A Marine will be facing a felony charge in the alleged assault of a North Carolina cab driver, whose story became public after a video of the assault was posted online, Jacksonville Daily News reports.

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NYPD arrest homeless man in Central Park rape

David Mitchell spits toward reporters while being led away by authorities to face charges of raping a 73-year-old woman in broad daylight in Central Park

/ CBS New York

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - Police arrested a heavily tattooed,  homeless man with a history of violence on Thursday for allegedly brutally raping a 73-year-old birdwatcher in broad daylight near a busy section of Central Park.

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Facebook underwear photo leads to murder mistrial

Leopard-print underwear, in fabric looking like this, was behind a mistrial in a Miami murder case.

/ AP Graphic
(CBS/AP) MIAMI - A lawyer posted a photo of her client's leopard-print underwear on her Facebook page, prompting a South Florida judge to declare a mistrial in a murder case.

What was she thinking?

The Miami Herald reports that public defender Anya Cintron Stern was fired Wednesday.

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Chad Johnson pleads not guilty to domestic violence

Chad Johnson - aka "Ochocinco" - with now estranged wife, Evelyn Lozada

/ Gary Miller

(CBS) MIAMI, Fla.- Ex-NFL player Chad Johnson, aka "Ochocinco," entered a plea of not guilty in a Florida courtroom on Thursday morning, to charges of domestic violence involving his now-estranged wife Evelyn Lozada, E! News reports.

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Cops: Woman pulls gun on man during sex in car

Amanda Linscott, 26, was charged with armed robbery

(CBS/WTSP) PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.- Amanda Jean Linscott of Port Charlotte was arrested on armed robbery charges after she allegedly pulled a gun on a man she was having sex with in a moving vehicle, a CBS affiliate WTSP reported.

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Vigil to be held tonight for missing Iowa cousins

Missing Iowa cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey (left) and Elizabeth Collins were last seen on July 13 in Evansdale, Iowa

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(CBS) EVANSDALE, Iowa - A vigil is planned in Evansdale tonight to mark the two-month anniversary of the disappearance of Iowa cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports.

Pictures: Hundreds search for missing Iowa cousins

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N.J. pharmacist fires gun at would-be robber

The owner of Jolin's Pharmacy in Winslow Township, N.J. pulled out a gun and fired at a would-be robber on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2012.

/ CBS Philly
(CBS/AP) WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A southern New Jersey pharmacist pulled out a handgun and fired several shots at a would-be robber as he chased him from his store, authorities said. It was not known whether any of the shots hit the suspect, who had demanded narcotic painkillers.

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NYPD: Man in custody in alleged Central Park rape

NYPD police officers talk in a heavily wooded section of Central Park near where a 73-year-old woman reported that she was sexually assaulted in broad daylight

/ AP Photo/Seth Wenig

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - A law enforcement official said investigators have a man in custody Thursday in the reported rape of a 73-year-old woman who was attacked in broad daylight in New York's Central Park.

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Arrest in bizarre L.A. kidnap-bank heist case

Los Angeles police bomb squad members check for explosive devices outside a Bank of America branch in East L.A., Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.

/ AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes
(CBS/AP) HUNTINGTON PARK, Calif. - Police have arrested a man who, according to CBS Los Angeles, is believed to be the boyfriend of an East L.A. bank manager who said she was wired with explosives and forced to rob the bank on Sept. 5.Continue »

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