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Finally, Richard's been acquitted. I do not know the man, nor have I ever met him, but my heart goes out to him for having had to endure two years of incarceration waiting for the court to find him innocent.... Good on ya Richard, and here's to hoping you can pick up your life where you left off two years ago.

Update: I nodded in agreement when I read Borgkingkong's take on the verdict. Our thoughts should also be with the family and loved ones of the three innocent victims.

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  1. lizzieNovember 19, 2006 at 1:51 PM

    ahhahahaha... i was just thinking of blogging about it.

    though i'm glad he's finally free, i also think about the two years they spent on trying to find him guilty when they could have gone out there to catch the real killer(s)...

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  2. cik roseNovember 19, 2006 at 5:24 PM

    so the murderer is still out there? *shudders*

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