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The Shoreham Airshow Crash — aviation disaster and manslaughter trial
The Shoreham Airshow crash was a fatal aviation disaster on August 22, 2015, when a Hawker Hunter jet failed a loop manoeuvre and struck the A27 road, killing 11 people on the ground.
The Black Swan Case — Former Ballerina's Manslaughter Conviction
Ashley Benefield, a former ballerina, was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting her estranged husband Doug Benefield in Florida in 2020.
Arne Cheyenne Johnson — The 'Devil Made Me Do It' Case
The Arne Cheyenne Johnson case is a 1981 Connecticut homicide in which 19-year-old Johnson stabbed his landlord Alan Bono to death and unsuccessfully tried to plead demonic possession.
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Ashley Benefield, a former ballerina, was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting her estranged husband Doug Benefield in Florida in 2020.
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Susan Lorincz Case — Florida Neighbor Door Shooting
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Marianne Bachmeier: The Mother Who Shot Her Daughter's Killer in Court
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How a Michigan Inmate Defrauded Courts Into a $100M Diddy Verdict
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