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  • Artist rendering shows Katherine Jackson inside a courtroom during the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial on Thursday, May 23, 2013.
  • Some information revealed during testimony in Michael Jackson's wrongful death trial was so upsetting, his mother cried.
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  • Artist rendering shows Katherine Jackson inside a courtroom during the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial on Thursday, May 23, 2013.
  • Some information revealed during testimony in Michael Jackson's wrongful death trial was so upsetting, his mother cried.
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  • Artist rendering shows AEG Vice President Shawn Trell on the stand in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
  • A Jackson family lawyer showed emails in which AEG executives referred to Michael Jackson as 'creepy' and a 'freak.'
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  • Artist rendering shows AEG Vice President Shawn Trell on the stand in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
  • A Jackson family lawyer showed emails in which AEG executives referred to Michael Jackson as 'creepy' and a 'freak.'
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  • Artist rendering shows someone on the stand in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial.
  • Damaging new evidence in the form of emails came to light Tuesday in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial.
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  • Artist rendering shows someone on the stand in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial.
  • Damaging new evidence in the form of emails came to light Tuesday in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial.
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  • New testimony shows promoter AEG Live spent $24 million producing Michael Jacksons This Is It tour.
  • New testimony shows promoter AEG Live spent $24 million producing Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' tour.
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  • Attorneys are clashing in the wrongful death suit of Michael Jackson as both sides take on distinct positions.
  • Attorneys are clashing in the wrongful death suit of Michael Jackson as both sides take on distinct positions.
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  • Attorneys are clashing in the wrongful death suit of Michael Jackson as both sides take on distinct positions.
  • Attorneys are clashing in the wrongful death suit of Michael Jackson as both sides take on distinct positions.
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  • Former O.J. Simpson defense attorney Yale Galanter testifies during an evidentiary hearing for Simpson in Clark County District Court on May 17, 2013 in Las Vegas.
  • O.J. Simpson's former lawyer testified Simpson actually knew his buddies had guns in the armed-robbery case.
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  • O.J. Simpson testifies during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Las Vegas.
  • O.J. Simpson testified in court Wednesday to win his freedom from a sentence that could keep him behind bars.
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  • O.J. Simpson testifies during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Las Vegas.
  • O.J. Simpson testified in court Wednesday to win his freedom from a sentence that could keep him behind bars.
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  • O.J. Simpson testifies during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Las Vegas.
  • O.J. Simpson is testifying in court to win his freedom from a sentence that could keep him in jail for life.
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  • Lead choreographer Travis Payne testified at the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
  • During the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial Tuesday, a lead choreographer who worked with the pop star took the stand.
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  • Lead choreographer Travis Payne testified at the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
  • During the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial Tuesday, a lead choreographer who worked with the pop star took the stand.
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  • O.J. Simpson appears in Clark County District Court, Tuesda, May 14, 2013 in Las Vegas.
  • O.J. Simpson is set to testify in court to win his freedom from a sentence that could keep him in jail for life.
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  • O.J. Simpson appears in Clark County District Court, Tuesda, May 14, 2013 in Las Vegas.
  • An attorney for O.J. Simpson testified the football star was advised by his primary attorney not to testify in his 2008 trial.
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  • O.J. Simpson appears in Clark County District Court, Tuesda, May 14, 2013 in Las Vegas.
  • An attorney for O.J. Simpson testified the football star was advised by his primary attorney not to testify in his 2008 trial.
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  • Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is seen after being convicted of murder on Monday, May 13, 2013.
  • Kermit Gosnell, the convicted abortion doctor, agreed to give up his right to an appeal, sparing a death sentence.
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  • In the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial, lawyers for defendant AEG called their first witness Monday morning.
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  • Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is seen after being convicted of murder on Monday, May 13, 2013.
  • Kermit Gosnell, an abortion doctor, has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies born alive.
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  • O.J. Simpson, right, talks with his attorney, Patricia Palm in Clark County District Court, Monday, May 13, 2013 in Las Vegas.
  • O.J. Simpson appeared in a Las Vegas courtroom to ask for a new trial in the 2008 armed robbery-kidnapping case.
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  • Michael Jackson's former makeup artist testified about Jackson's drug use at the singer's wrongful-death trial Friday.
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  • A court sketch shows Michael Jacksons makeup artist Karen Faye breaking down on the stand Thursday, May 9, 2013, in the wrongful death suit against AEG.
  • Michael Jackson's makeup artist testified in the wrongful death suit against AEG, giving a behind-the-scenes look.
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  • Defense witness Wade Robson, second from left, leaves the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Thursday, May 5, 2005 in Santa Maria, Calif.
  • A key witness in Michael Jackson's defense against child molestation charges is now claiming the singer sexually abused him.
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  • A producer who worked with Michael Jackson before the singer died testified Wednesday she had been worried about him.
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  • In this sketch, Dr. Daniel Wohlgelernter testifies in the Jackson-AEG trial on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.
  • An expert testified Tuesday that Michael Jackson's doctor was unqualified to treat the singer for insomnia or drug addiction.
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  • Northridge kidnapping suspect Tobias Dustin Summers is seen in a mugshot provided by Mexican authorities shortly after his arrest on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.
  • A suspect accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Northridge girl has pleaded not guilty.
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  • Amanda Knox broke her silence in an exclusive interview with ABC News Diane Sawyer. The interview aired Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
  • With her freedom on the line as she awaits a new trial, Amanda Knox sits down with Diane Sawyer in an ABC News exclusive.
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  • Amanda Knox broke her silence in an exclusive interview with ABC News Diane Sawyer. The interview aired Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
  • With her freedom on the line as she awaits a new trial, Amanda Knox sits down with Diane Sawyer in an ABC News exclusive.
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  • Max Factor heir Andrew Luster is seen in court in this undated file photo.
  • Andrew Luster, an heir to the Max Factor makeup products fortune, was resentenced Tuesday for rape convictions.
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  • Christian Gerhartsreiter appears in court to hear the verdict in his murder trial on Wednesday, April 10, 2013.
  • Rockefeller impostor Christian Gerhartsreiter has been found guilty in the 1985 murder of John Sohus in San Marino.
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  • Christian Gerhartsreiter appears in court to hear the verdict in his murder trial on Wednesday, April 10, 2013.
  • Rockefeller impostor Christian Gerhartsreiter has been found guilty in the 1985 murder of John Sohus in San Marino.
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  • Christian Gerhartsreiter, the Clark Rockefeller impersonator, appears during his murder trial in 2013.
  • The murder case against Rockefeller impostor Christian Gerhartsreiter was turned over to the jury Tuesday.
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  • Christian Gerhartsreiter, the Clark Rockefeller impersonator, appears during his murder trial in 2013.
  • The murder case against Rockefeller impostor Christian Gerhartsreiter was turned over to the jury Tuesday.
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  • The murder case against a notorious Rockefeller impostor will soon be in the hands of a jury.
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  • The murder case against a notorious Rockefeller impostor will soon be in the hands of a jury.
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  • Christian Gerhartsreiter, the Clark Rockefeller impersonator, appears during his murder trial in 2013.
  • Both sides have rested in the murder trial of the Clark Rockefeller impersonator after the testimony of his ex-wife.
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  • Christian Gerhartsreiter, the Clark Rockefeller impersonator, appears during his murder trial in 2013.
  • Both sides rested in the murder trial of the Clark Rockefeller impersonator after the testimony of his ex-wife.
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  • Sandy Boss, ex-wife of the Clark Rockefeller impersonator, testifies during the murder trial on Wednesday, April 3, 2013.
  • Sandy Boss, ex-wife of the Clark Rockefeller impersonator, was back on the witness stand for cross examination.
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  • Ariel Winter arrives at the 2nd Annual Critics Choice Television Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday June 18, 2012.
  • 'Modern Family' star Ariel Winter's older sister will remain the actress' temporary guardian, a judge ruled.
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  • Amanda Knox, the American college student first convicted and then acquitted of murder in Italy, is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Italy's highest criminal court overturned Amanda Knox's acquittal in the murder of her roommate and ordered a new trial.
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  • Amanda Knox, the American college student first convicted and then acquitted of murder in Italy, is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Italy's highest criminal court overturned Amanda Knox's acquittal in the murder of her roommate and ordered a new trial.
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  • Frustrated family members of the victims spoke out exclusively to Eyewitness News about the delayed 'Grim Sleeper' trial.
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  • Amanda Knox, the American college student first convicted and then acquitted of murder in Italy, is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Italy's top criminal court is expected to decide whether to overturn Amanda Knox's acquittal in the murder of her roommate.
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  • Lomita chef David Viens speaks during his sentencing hearing on Friday, March 22, 2013.
  • The Lomita chef convicted of killing his wife has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for second-degree murder.
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  • Lomita chef David Viens speaks during his sentencing hearing on Friday, March 22, 2013.
  • The Lomita chef convicted of killing his wife has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
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  • Lomita chef David Viens speaks during his sentencing hearing on Friday, March 22, 2013.
  • The Lomita chef convicted of killing his wife has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
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  • A fire broke out at an apartment building in West Hollywood Friday, March 22, 2013.
  • A fire raced through an apartment building in a historic building in West Hollywood, injuring at least two people.
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  • George Mirabal address the media on Thursday, March 21, 2013.
  • Just a day after convictions came down in the Bell corruption trial, a mistrial was declared on the remaining 42 counts.
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