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Pistorius said he mistook Steenkamp for a burglar when he shot her through a closed bathroom door and is now so traumatized that he takes sleeping pills and is on anti-depressants

Oscar Pistorius, on trial for the murder of his girlfriend, gave a trembling apology to Reeva Steenkamp's mother. Pistorius said he mistook Steenkamp for a burglar when he shot her through a closed bathroom door and is now so traumatized that he takes sleeping pills and is on anti-depressants. Debora Patta reports.

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Oscar Pistorius will likely testify in his own defense at his murder trial this week. He has broken down in tears several times so far during this trial, and will have to try and hold his emotions in check during ruthless cross-examination.

Oscar Pistorius will likely testify in his own defense at his murder trial this week. He's accused of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorious has broken down in tears several times so far during this trial, and will have to try and hold his emotions in check during ruthless cross-examination. Debora Patta reports.

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Police say Laurel Michelle Schlemmer, 40, heard "crazy voices" telling her to push her sons underwater before she sat on the boys in the bathtub, drowning her 3-year-old son and leaving his 6-year-old brother in critical condition

Police say Laurel Michelle Schlemmer, 40, heard "crazy voices" telling her to push her sons underwater before she sat on the boys in the bathtub, drowning her 3-year-old son and leaving his 6-year-old brother in critical condition. Schlemmer told police the children "would be better off in heaven." KDKA-TV's Ralph Iannotti reports.

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Wearing a wire, investigators confront murder suspect William Hurst about the disappearance of his wife, Amy, 30 years ago. Hear Hurst's claims that he had nothing to do with it and the detective's skillful efforts to get to the truth.

Wearing a wire, Det. Lisa Schoneman, with Capt. Craig Patterson, confronts murder suspect William Hurst about the disappearance of his wife, Amy, 30 years ago. Hear Hurst's claims that he had nothing to do with it and the detective's skillful efforts to get to the truth.

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