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A judge in Riverside, California, ruled in September that David Reese, 39, must pay his ex-wife $982 a month in child support for their two children, age nine and five, even though he learned during the heated divorce proceeding that the children were really fathered by a “family friend.”
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During the San Diego trial of Cleophus “Little Pie” Prince Jr., 26, accused of murdering six women, one of the prosecutor’s tactics was to show the jury a videotape of one of the victims, an aspiring actress, at work and play, to emphasize the tragedy of her death. There was much crying in the courtroom during the playing of the tape, and among those sobbing was Prince’s own lawyer. The judge ordered a hasty recess, but in August the jury recommended that Prince be given the death penalty.
In September Leona Vanatta, 66, was charged with robbing the San Fernando, California, Trans World Bank, of which she’s a regular customer. She had arrived at the bank expecting that her monthly social-security check for $242 had been deposited directly into her account. When informed the funds were not yet available, she pulled out a gun and said, “Now can I have my money?” She had taken the $242, hopped on her bicycle, and started to pedal home when she was apprehended.
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Art accompanying story in printed newspaper (not available in this archive): illustration/Slug Signorino.
